Juncus prismatocarpus
Branching Rush at Cotter River, ACT
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| Juncus prismatocarpus | MichaelBedingfield | 15 Nov 2019 | |
| Juncus prismatocarpus | KenT | 15 Nov 2019 | |
| Juncus bufonius | KenT | 4 Mar 2019 |
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4 comments
16 Nov 2019
MichaelB, I finally got around to taking specimens of this to the herbarium where Dave Albrecht identified it as Juncus prismatocarpus. If I could figure out how to add an extra image to a confirmed sighting I can show a character that enables it to be distinguished from Juncus bufonius. Ken
16 Nov 2019
Thanks Ken
Another new species!
Extra image?
Click on the Edit icon and move the photo in as usual.
Another new species!
Extra image?
Click on the Edit icon and move the photo in as usual.
16 Nov 2019
Thanks Michael extra image added. If you look at that image you will see faint partial cross walls in several of the leaves. Juncus bufonius doesn't have any cross walls and in several other species the cross walls go all the way across. This was something I missed in the field but the feature becomes more visible on dried specimens under the stereo microscope. I initially collected these because of the rust fungus that can also be seen in the final image still working on that one.
16 Nov 2019
Thanks Ken
I've added the extra photo to the sample images with a comment about the faint partial cross walls.
I've added the extra photo to the sample images with a comment about the faint partial cross walls.
Location information
- Coordinates 148.923722-35.354556
- Places Cotter River, ACT
Sighting information
- 16 - 100 Abundance
- 28 Feb 2019 09:10 AM Recorded on
- KenT Recorded by
- Yes In flower
- 10cm to 30cm Plant height
Collections
- KenT Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Rushes, Sedges & Mat Rushes Plants Juncus prismatocarpus
Species information
- Juncus prismatocarpus Scientific name
- Branching Rush Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1367.03m Recorded at altitude
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