Scientific Name: Juncus sandwithii

Common Name: alpine jointleaf rush

Family Classification (Clade): Monocots

Family: Juncaceae

Form Description: Small perennial having a slender, much branched rhizome.

Height (m): 0.01 – 0.1

Flowers: Pale green, straw coloured or reddish, golden or chestnut brown.

Fruit: Papery capsule

Municipality
Break O’DayCentral HighlandsClarenceDerwent ValleyDorsetFlindersHobartHuon ValleyKentishKingboroughLauncestonMeander ValleyNorthern MidlandsSouthern MidlandsWest Coast
Plant Communities
Alpine and Sub-alpine VegetationSedgeland and Wetland
Habitat Notes

Locally frequent in wet places from sea level to 915m.

Site Tolerance

Exposed, Moist

Soil Tolerance

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

Frost Tolerance

Moderate

Propagation Calendar

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Propagation Method

Seed Information