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Scientific Name

Juncus subsecundus

Family Name

JUNCACEAE

Common Name

Finger Rush

Status

Height

0.15m - 0.9m (15-90cm)

Flowers

Straw coloured or greenish, pale brown

Fruit

Papery capsule

Form

A rhyzomatous perennial forming small clumps.

Municipalities

Break O'Day; Brighton; Burnie; Central Highlands; Circular Head; Clarence; Devonport; Georgetown; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Hobart; Kingborough; Latrobe; Launceston; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; Sorell; Southern Midlands; West Coast

Communities

Montane Vegetation; Sedgeland and Wetland

Habitat Notes

Tas., from sea level to montane regions.

Site Tolerance

Exposed; Moist; Waterlogged

Frost Tolerance

Hardy

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