Family Index

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Scientific Name

Juncus curtisiae

Family Name

JUNCACEAE

Common Name

Curtis' Bog Rush

Status

Height

0.01m - 0.05m (1-5cm)

Flowers

greenish and reddish-brown

Fruit

Papery capsule

Form

A small perennial with slender branched rhyzome forming mats.

Municipalities

Break O'Day; Burnie; Central Highlands; Derwent Valley; Dorset; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Hobart; Huon Valley; Kentish; King Island; Launceston; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; Sorell; Southern Midlands; Tasman; West Coast

Communities

Montane Vegetation; Riparian; Sedgeland and Wetland

Habitat Notes

Tas., endemic. Locally frequent in very wet places from sea level to 1300m. Also grows between and through cushion plants.

Site Tolerance

Exposed; Waterlogged

Frost Tolerance

Hardy

Soil Tolerance

Clay; Loam; Poor; Poorly-drained; Sandy

General Notes

Suitable below powerlines.

Propagation Details

Propagation Calendar

Flowering Months

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Sowing Months

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Cutting Months

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Seed Information

Seed Collection

Seed Treatment Method

Seed Storage Life

Viable Seeds Per Gram

Seed Treatment Notes

Germination Time

Suitable for Direct Seeding

Cuttings

Expected Time to Take Root

Expected Time to Plant Out

Propagation by Division N.B. Transplant only from nearby to avoid disease.

Cutting Notes