Scientific Name: Juncus caespiticius

Common Name: grassy rush

Family Classification (Clade): Monocots

Family: Juncaceae

Form Description: A perennial forming soft tufts.

Height (m): 0.06 – 0.3

Flowers: Dark brown, chestnut-brown.

Fruit: Papery capsule

Municipality
Break O’DayBrightonBurnieCentral HighlandsClarenceDerwent ValleyDorsetFlindersGeorge TownGlamorgan-Spring BayHuon ValleyKentishKing IslandLauncestonSorellSouthern MidlandsTasmanWest CoastWest Tamar
Plant Communities
RiparianSedgeland and Wetland
Habitat Notes

Occasional in swampy places.

Site Tolerance

Moist, Waterlogged

Soil Tolerance

Clay, Loam, Poorly-drained, Sandy, Well-drained

Frost Tolerance

Moderate

Propagation Calendar

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Propagation Method

Seed Information