Family Index

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Scientific Name

Juncus vaginatus

Family Name

JUNCACEAE

Common Name

Clustered Rush

Status

Rare

Height

0.6m - 1.0m (60-100cm)

Flowers

pale green

Fruit

Papery capsule

Form

A tall rhyzomatous perennial forming large clumps.

Municipalities

Dorset; Georgetown; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; King Island; Launceston; Meander Valley; Sorell; Southern Midlands; West Coast

Communities

Riparian; Sedgeland and Wetland

Habitat Notes

Tas., local and uncommon in the North East, West Coast and East Coast, the plants scattered near margins of streams or in permanently wet soakage areas of marshes.

Site Tolerance

Moist; Waterlogged

Frost Tolerance

Tender

Soil Tolerance

Clay; Loam; Poorly-drained; Sandy

General Notes

Suitable below powerlines.

Propagation Details

Propagation Calendar

Flowering Months

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Oct

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Seed Collecting Months

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Oct

Nov

Dec

Sowing Months

Jan

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Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Cutting Months

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Aug

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Oct

Nov

Dec

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