Scientific Name: Juncus planifolius

Common Name: broadleaf rush

Family Classification (Clade): Monocots

Family: Juncaceae

Form Description: A tufted rush very variable in size and inflorescence.

Height (m): 0.07 – 0.3

Flowers: Dark chestnut-brown to black, centre green or pale brown, sides dark brown.

Fruit: Papery capsule

Municipality
Break O’DayBurnieCentral CoastCentral HighlandsCircular HeadDerwent ValleyDorsetFlindersGeorge TownGlamorgan-Spring BayGlenorchyHobartHuon ValleyKentishKing IslandKingboroughLatrobeLauncestonMeander ValleyNorthern MidlandsSouthern MidlandsTasmanWaratah-WynyardWest CoastWest Tamar
Plant Communities
Alpine and Sub-alpine VegetationSedgeland and Wetland
Habitat Notes

Widespread and common throughout the state especially in wet, disturbed ground e.g. roadsides and drainage ditches from sea level to about 900m.

Site Tolerance

Exposed, Moist, Waterlogged

Soil Tolerance

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

Frost Tolerance

Hardy

Propagation Calendar

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Propagation Method

Seed Information