Family: Juncaceae
Plant: A densely tufted rush with stems 1-2mm diameter and up to 1m tall.
Flowers: Insignificant pale golden brown in an open panicle to 2-6cm long subtended by a long floral bract.
Flowering: September-January.
Leaves: Reduced to sheaths at the base of the stems. Sheaths are shiny red-brown at the base and straw coloured at the top.
Fruit: Golden-brown ovoid capsule about 1.5mm long.
Habitat: Common in heathland and scrub in damp places.
Features: A densely tufted rush.
Name:
Juncus From Latin juncus = bulrush
usitatus From Latin = usual, common
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Type |
Rush/Sedge |
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Flowers |
Form |
Irregular, Cluster, |
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Colour(s) |
Brown |
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Petal/Sepal No. |
- |
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Flowering Month |
1, 9, 10, 11, 12 |
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Fruit |
Type |
Capsule |
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Colour |
Brown |
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Other Features |
- |
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Leaves |
Arrangement |
Absent/Reduced, Basal |
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Type |
- |
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Shape |
- |
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Length |
Tiny |
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Margins |
- |
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Attachment |
Stem-clasping |
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Other Features |
- |
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Bark |
- |
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Habitat |
Heathland, Fresh Water Habitat |
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