Family Index

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Scientific Name

Juncus procerus

Family Name

JUNCACEAE

Common Name

Great Rush

Status

Height

1.0m - 2.0m (100-200cm)

Flowers

flowers loosely clustered at end of branches, green with central reddish-purple streak

Fruit

Papery capsule

Form

Tall robust, rhyzomatous perennial forming large clumps.

Municipalities

Break O'Day; Brighton; Burnie; Central Coast; Central Highlands; Circular Head; Derwent Valley; Devonport; Dorset; Flinders Island; Georgetown; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Hobart; Huon Valley; Kentish; King Island; Kingborough; Latrobe; Launceston; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; Sorell; Southern Midlands; Tasman; Waratah-Wynyard; West Coast; West Tamar

Communities

Sedgeland and Wetland

Habitat Notes

Tas., frequent, often growing with J. pallidus.

Site Tolerance

Exposed; Moist

Frost Tolerance

Moderate

Soil Tolerance

Clay; Loam; Poorly-drained; Sandy; Well-drained

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