Juncus remotiflorus
Diffuse Rush at Majura, ACT
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| Juncus remotiflorus | Tapirlord | 14 Apr 2023 | |
| Juncus (genus) | MichaelMulvaney | 28 Nov 2016 | |
| Juncus sarophorus | SilkeSma | 17 Nov 2016 |
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6 comments
18 Nov 2016
These things are difficult, I'm not sure how well your plant fits some of the characters listed in PlantNET. From PlantNET: - Culms 55–170 cm long,.....Widespread in damp and swampy situations.
23 Nov 2016
Hi Silke, Flora of Victoria has 'Culms erect, dull green or bluish-green, 70–180 cm high ...A common species (particularly east of Melbourne) occurring on sites which are inundated or saturated for a considerable period.' The author for this section of the Vic. Flora was Dave Albrecht so it seems you have an opportunity to make some use of some now local expertise with this group.
24 Nov 2016
Thanks Ken, I'm realising that this is a little out of my league. I'm a bit confused now what culms are. I thought they are the stems the flowers sit on, but obviously not. I think I'll leave the ID to someone who is better suited than me.
29 Nov 2016
Dave Albrecht of the Herbarium said,"For positive ID of Juncus, photographed specimens should be in fruit and one should be able to see the stem striations. As the image lacks both I can't be confident with the ID. The flowers appear to be well-spaced and the anthers large, which would rule out Juncus sarophorus. Given the location I suspect it is most likely to be Juncus remotiflorus or possibly J.subsecundus."
14 Apr 2023
This will be Juncus remotiflorus, agree with Dave that fruiting specimens are really needed in most cases.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.162218-35.277175
- Maps Mount Ainslie
- Places Majura, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 17 Nov 2016 08:06 AM Recorded on
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- Yes In flower
- 10cm to 30cm Plant height
Collections
- SilkeSma Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Juncus remotiflorus Rushes, Sedges & Mat Rushes Plants
Species information
- Juncus remotiflorus Scientific name
- Diffuse Rush Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 878m Recorded at altitude
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