Family: Juncaceae
Plant: Rush to 1m high, growing in clumps. Its flowering stems are green to yellow-green, cylindrical up to 1m long and 2-4mm diameter with continuous pith. An erect pointed floral bract projects above the inflorescence.
Flowers: The inflorescence is a terminal panicle up to 10cm long subtended by an erect floral bract. The flowers are pale brown and are in clusters towards the ends of the branchlets.
Flowering: January-February.
Fruit: Dark golden-brown ovoid capsule 1-2mm long.
Leaves: Reduced to sheaths at the base of the stems. The leaf sheaths are split and yellow-brown at the base and have a bluntly pointed tip.
Habitat: Found at edges of streams and marshes in damp sandy soils.
Features: Stem sheaths yellow-green at the base. Pale brown flowers in clusters along the branchlets. Floral bract projects above the inflorescence.
Name:
Juncus From Latin juncus = bulrush
continuus From Latin = continuous (referring to its continuous pith)
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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, 2 |
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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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