Scientific Name: Juncus sarophorus

Common Name: broom rush

Family Classification (Clade): Monocots

Family: Juncaceae

Form Description: Tall rhizomatous perennial forming dense clumps.

Height (m): 0.7 – 2.2

Flowers: Straw coloured to pale golden, dull reddish-purple.

Fruit: Papery capsule

Municipality
Break O’DayBurnieCentral CoastCentral HighlandsCircular HeadClarenceDevonportDorsetGeorge TownGlamorgan-Spring BayHobartHuon ValleyKentishKing IslandKingboroughLatrobeLauncestonMeander ValleyNorthern MidlandsSorellSouthern MidlandsWaratah-WynyardWest CoastWest Tamar
Plant Communities
Sedgeland and Wetland
Habitat Notes

Widespread throughout the state and locally abundant in very wet places.

Site Tolerance

Moist, Waterlogged

Soil Tolerance

Clay, Loam, Poorly-drained, Sandy

Frost Tolerance

Moderate

Propagation Calendar

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Propagation Method

Seed Information