Scientific Name: Juncus pauciflorus

Common Name: looseflower rush

Family Classification (Clade): Monocots

Family: Juncaceae

Form Description: A rhizomatous perennial forming moderate sized clumps.

Height (m): 0.2 – 0.7

Flowers: Greenish-brown or reddish.

Fruit: Papery capsule

Municipality
Break O’DayBurnieCentral CoastCentral HighlandsCircular HeadDerwent ValleyDevonportDorsetFlindersGeorge TownGlamorgan-Spring BayHuon ValleyKentishKing IslandKingboroughLatrobeLauncestonMeander ValleyNorthern MidlandsSorellSouthern MidlandsWaratah-WynyardWest CoastWest Tamar
Plant Communities
Sedgeland and WetlandWet Eucalypt Forest
Habitat Notes

Locally frequent especially in moist shaded areas.

Site Tolerance

Moist, Shady, Waterlogged

Soil Tolerance

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

Frost Tolerance

Tender

General Notes

Bird attracting. Frog habitat.

Propagation Calendar

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Propagation Method

Seed Information