Juncus prismatocarpus ssp. prismatocarpus
Branching Rush
Tufted perennial rush spreading from underground stems. Erect or straggling leafy stems, new shoots sometimes rising from nodes.
Additional information
- FamilyJuncaceae
- StoreyLower storey
- Size20-60 cm x 10-30 cm
- Plant groupingGrasses, Rushes & Sedges
- LeavesLeaves mostly along stems, shorter than flowering stems, 1-5.5 mm wide, flattened, hollow, several inner tubes each partitioned. Rounded ear-like lobes at tip of leaf sheath margins.
- Flower colourPale, reddish-tinged
- Flowering timeAll year
- FlowersBranched flowerhead with 4-70 distinct clusters of 4-40 flowers; 3 stamens. Main bract shorter than flowerhead. Capsules light brown, angled, tapering to a point, longer than flowers.
- Bird attractingSeeds
- Butterfly attractingNo
- Frog habitatYes
- Growing conditionsSeasonally wet soils on floodplains and in riparian communities. Semi shade.
- Garden useAlong the edges of water features where plants remain moist.
- Commercially availableNo information available
- Conservation statusLocally common within its preferred growing conditions
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Photographer/s: 1, 3-5 Neil Blair, Royal Botanic Gardens Board ©; 2 M. Fagg ©, Australian National Botanic Gardens
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