Joint-leaf Rush

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Joint-leaf Rush - Paul Gullan/Viridans Images

Juncus holoschoenus

Small loosely tufted rush to 50 cm long, with or without short rhizomes. Rounded or flattened erect stems, 1.1-2.5 mm in diameter. Flowers clustered, green and chestnut-brown.

Details
Flora Type
Sedges, rushes
Distinctive Features

Stem compresses when dented with a thumb-nail. Emergent narrow hollow leaves as tall as flower stems.
Biology

Perennial. Found in saltmarshes, riparian situations, swamps, drains and grassy wetlands.
Native Status
Native
Flowering Time

Oct-Dec
Taxonomy
Phylum
Tracheophyta (Vascular Plants)
Class
Magnoliopsida (Flowering Plants)
Order
Poales
Family
Juncaceae
Genus
Juncus
Species
holoschoenus

Source: Atlas of Living Australia

The seed of some Juncus species was possibly eaten as a food source by Aboriginal people, and the stems were used as fibre for string and basket-making, by Aboriginal people.

Interesting Facts
Native Status
Native