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Juncus flavidus
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            Yellow Rush

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Juncus flavidus Yellow Rush
Juncus flavidus Yellow Rush
Wetland Planting Zone
Ephemeral Batter
Approved Format
>90cm3 plants (such as 93cc HIKO stock)
Family
Juncaceae
Form
Juncus flavidus, or Yellow Rush, is a tufted perennial rush spreading from underground stems
Foliage
Leaves reduced to loose basal sheaths to 30cm long, reddish-brown to dark brown towards the base
Flowers
Flowers scattered or clustered; 3-6 stamens. Main bract continues above flowers for 30cm. Capsules straw-coloured with golden-brown tip, shorter than or equal to flowers.
Fruit
Capsule shorter than to occasionally longer than outer tepals, ellipsoid, obtuse, not or scarcely apiculate, golden brown
Habitat
Swamps and stream banks in areas of higher rainfall
Distinctive Features
Erect dull yellow-green to blue-green stems to 5.5mm diameter with crowded barely raised ridges.
Similar Species
Distinguished from Baumea articulata by the flat, ribbon-like leaves.
Comments
The most widespread native Cyperus in Victoria particularly in the South, yet now considered rare on the volcanic plains
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