Scientific Name: Juncus australis

Common Name: southern rush

Family Classification (Clade): Monocots

Family: Juncaceae

Form Description: Rhizomatous perennial with creeping rhizome forming loose clumps.

Height (m): 0.6 – 1.2

Flowers: Flowers clustered at tips, greenish-brown.

Fruit: Papery capsule

Municipality
Break O’DayBrightonBurnieCentral CoastCentral HighlandsCircular HeadClarenceDerwent ValleyDevonportDorsetGeorge TownGlamorgan-Spring BayGlenorchyHobartHuon ValleyKentishKing IslandKingboroughLatrobeLauncestonMeander ValleyNorthern MidlandsSorellSouthern MidlandsTasmanWaratah-WynyardWest CoastWest Tamar
Plant Communities
Sedgeland and Wetland
Habitat Notes

Tolerates cold winters but not in wettest parts.

Site Tolerance

Exposed, Moist, Waterlogged

Soil Tolerance

Loam, Poorly-drained, Sandy, Well-drained

Frost Tolerance

Moderate

Propagation Calendar

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Propagation Method

Seed Information