Scientific Name: Juncus prismatocarpus

Common Name: branching rush

Family Classification (Clade): Monocots

Family: Juncaceae

Threatened Species Status: Rare

Permit: It is an offence to collect, disturb, damage or destroy this species unless under permit.

Form Description: A loosely tufted perennial with a short rootstock.

Flowers: Greenish brown or reddish, straw or rust-coloured.

Fruit: Papery capsule

Municipality
Central CoastCentral HighlandsGlamorgan-Spring BayMeander ValleyNorthern Midlands
Plant Communities
Sedgeland and Wetland
Habitat Notes

Occasional in swampy places.

Site Tolerance

Exposed, Moist, Waterlogged

Soil Tolerance

Loam, Poorly-drained, Sandy

Frost Tolerance

Moderate

Propagation Calendar

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Propagation Method

Seed Information