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Gardening with Indigenous Plants
Indigenous Plant Use
Identification & Control of Common Weeds
| Botanical Name: | Juncus planifolius |
| Common Name: | broad-leaved rush, broadleaf rush, grass-leaved rush |
| Sold As: | Tube ($2.00) |
| Plant Type(s): | Rush / Sedge, Grass Like / Strappy, Ground Cover (up to 30 cm), Low Growing Shrub (30 cm to 1 m), Bird Attracting, Aquatic |
| Growing Conditions: | Full Sun, Partial Shade
Moist, Wet, Boggy, Poorly Drained, Aquatic |
| Size (HxW): | 2-50 cm x 10-30 cm |
| Foliage: | Leaves basal, flat to slightly channelled to 40 cm x 1-11 mm, arching, tip pointed; sheaths reddish and wider than leaves. |
| Flowers: | Erect branched brown flowerhead with 1-50 terminal clusters of up to 50 flowers; 3 stamens. Main bract leaf like, shorter than flowerhead. Capsules reddish-brown, as long as flowers. September-February |
| General Comments: | Tufted annual or shortly-lived perennial rush. Erect bright green leafless stems, longer than the leaves. An interesting little rush for moist areas and edges of water features. will grow in shallow water. |
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