Scientific Name: Juncus curtisiae Endemic Having a natural distribution confined to a particular geographic region

Common Name: short jointleaf rush

Family Classification (Clade): Monocots

Family: Juncaceae

Form Description: A small perennial with slender branched rhizome forming mats.

Height (m): 0.01 – 0.05

Flowers: Greenish and reddish-brown.

Fruit: Papery capsule

Municipality
Break O’DayBurnieCentral HighlandsDerwent ValleyDorsetGlamorgan-Spring BayHobartHuon ValleyKentishKing IslandLauncestonMeander ValleyNorthern MidlandsSorellSouthern MidlandsTasmanWest Coast
Plant Communities
Alpine and Sub-alpine VegetationRiparianSedgeland and Wetland
Habitat Notes

Locally frequent in very wet places from sea level to 1300m. Also grows between and through cushion plants.

Site Tolerance

Exposed, Waterlogged

Soil Tolerance

Clay, Loam, Nutrient-poor, Poorly-drained, Sandy

Frost Tolerance

Hardy

Propagation Calendar

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Propagation Method

Seed Information