Family Index

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Scientific Name

Juncus sarophorus

Family Name

JUNCACEAE

Common Name

Fleshy Rush

Status

Height

0.7m - 2.2m (70-220cm)

Flowers

straw coloured to pale golden, dull reddish-purple.

Fruit

Papery capsule

Form

Tall rhyzomatous perennial forming dense clumps.

Municipalities

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

Communities

Sedgeland and Wetland

Habitat Notes

Tas., widespread throughout the state and locally abundant in very wet places.

Site Tolerance

Moist; Waterlogged

Frost Tolerance

Moderate

Soil Tolerance

Clay; Loam; 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