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

Common Name: dwarf jointleaf rush

Family Classification (Clade): Monocots

Family: Juncaceae

Form Description: Small perennial with a slender branching rhizome, forming mats that may be dense and hard.

Height (m): 0.01 – 0.05

Flowers: Greenish or straw coloured to reddish-brown, brownish.

Fruit: Papery capsule

Municipality
Central HighlandsDerwent ValleyGlenorchyHobartHuon Valley
Plant Communities
Alpine and Sub-alpine VegetationSedgeland and Wetland
Habitat Notes

Locally frequent in wet places with altitudes 750-1300m.

Site Tolerance

Exposed, Moist, Windy

Soil Tolerance

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

Frost Tolerance

Hardy

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Seed Information