Juncus bufonius

Toad Rush at O'Connor, ACT

Juncus bufonius at O'Connor, ACT - 10 Nov 2020
Juncus bufonius at O'Connor, ACT - 10 Nov 2020
Juncus bufonius at O'Connor, ACT - 10 Nov 2020
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Identification history

Juncus bufonius 6 Feb 2021 MichaelMulvaney
Juncus bufonius 4 Dec 2020 RWPurdie
Unidentified 11 Nov 2020 ConBoekel

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This patch seems to be benefiting from a mix of a bare substrate and a wet spring. 140 estimated by counting a subset of ten and then multiplying that by the number of similar sized patches.

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RWPurdie wrote:
   4 Dec 2020
I'm not 100% sure of this one but the habit and habitat are typical of Juncus bufonis.

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Nearby sightings

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Lucilia sp. (genus) (A blowfly) at O'Connor, ACT - 26 Jan 2023 by ConBoekel
Calliphora stygia (Brown blowfly or Brown bomber) at O'Connor, ACT - 26 Jan 2023 by ConBoekel
Calomela parilis (Leaf beetle) at O'Connor, ACT - 26 Jan 2023 by ConBoekel
Camponotus aeneopilosus (A Golden-tailed sugar ant) at O'Connor, ACT - 26 Jan 2023 by ConBoekel
Euops sp. (genus) (A leaf-rolling weevil) at O'Connor, ACT - 26 Jan 2023 by ConBoekel
Adoxia benallae (Leaf beetle) at O'Connor, ACT - 26 Jan 2023 by ConBoekel
Jalmenus ictinus (Stencilled Hairstreak) at O'Connor, ACT - 26 Jan 2023 by ConBoekel
Tachyglossus aculeatus (Short-beaked Echidna) at O'Connor, ACT - 25 Jan 2023 by Boshier
Gminatus australis (Orange assassin bug) at O'Connor, ACT - 15 Jan 2023 by ConBoekel
Austracantha minax (Christmas Spider, Jewel Spider) at O'Connor, ACT - 15 Jan 2023 by ConBoekel
Chalcidoidea (superfamily) (A gall wasp or Chalcid wasp) at O'Connor, ACT - 15 Jan 2023 by ConBoekel
Musca sp. (genus) (Fly) at O'Connor, ACT - 15 Jan 2023 by ConBoekel
Musca sp. (genus) (Fly) at O'Connor, ACT - 15 Jan 2023 by ConBoekel
Amorbus alternatus (Eucalyptus Tip Bug) at O'Connor, ACT - 15 Jan 2023 by ConBoekel
Ellipsidion australe (Austral Ellipsidion cockroach) at O'Connor, ACT - 15 Jan 2023 by ConBoekel
Euops sp. (genus) (A leaf-rolling weevil) at O'Connor, ACT - 15 Jan 2023 by ConBoekel
Eriococcus coriaceus (Gumtree Scale) at O'Connor, ACT - 15 Jan 2023 by ConBoekel
Amorbus alternatus (Eucalyptus Tip Bug) at O'Connor, ACT - 15 Jan 2023 by ConBoekel
Paropsisterna cloelia (Eucalyptus variegated beetle) at O'Connor, ACT - 15 Jan 2023 by ConBoekel
Cryptolaemus montrouzieri (Mealybug ladybird) at O'Connor, ACT - 15 Jan 2023 by ConBoekel
Aporocera (Aporocera) haematodes (A case bearing leaf beetle) at O'Connor, ACT - 15 Jan 2023 by ConBoekel
Apiomorpha urnalis (A scale forming an urn shaped gall on eucalypts) at O'Connor, ACT - 15 Jan 2023 by ConBoekel
Lasiopsylla sp. (genus) (Psyllid or Lerp insect) at O'Connor, ACT - 15 Jan 2023 by ConBoekel
Cornu aspersum (Common Garden Snail) at O'Connor, ACT - 15 Jan 2023 by ConBoekel
Nysius vinitor (Rutherglen bug) at O'Connor, ACT - 15 Jan 2023 by ConBoekel
Harmonia conformis (Common Spotted Ladybird) at O'Connor, ACT - 15 Jan 2023 by ConBoekel
Coccinella transversalis (Transverse Ladybird) at O'Connor, ACT - 15 Jan 2023 by ConBoekel
Scopula rubraria (Reddish Wave, Plantain Moth) at O'Connor, ACT - 15 Jan 2023 by ConBoekel
Tamopsis sp. (genus) (Two-tailed spider) at O'Connor, ACT - 15 Jan 2023 by ConBoekel
Tipanaea patulella (A Crambid moth) at O'Connor, ACT - 12 Jan 2023 by ConBoekel
Austrolestes analis (Slender Ringtail) at O'Connor, ACT - 12 Jan 2023 by ConBoekel
Anzora unicolor (Grey Planthopper) at O'Connor, ACT - 12 Jan 2023 by ConBoekel
Thynninae (subfamily) (Smooth flower wasp) at O'Connor, ACT - 12 Jan 2023 by ConBoekel
Plebs bradleyi (Enamelled spider) at O'Connor, ACT - 12 Jan 2023 by ConBoekel
Heteropsilopus ingenuus (A long-legged fly) at O'Connor, ACT - 12 Jan 2023 by ConBoekel
Phaulacridium vittatum (Wingless Grasshopper) at O'Connor, ACT - 12 Jan 2023 by ConBoekel
Chrysopidae (family) (Unidentified Green lacewing) at O'Connor, ACT - 12 Jan 2023 by ConBoekel
Calomela juncta (Leaf beetle) at O'Connor, ACT - 12 Jan 2023 by ConBoekel
Dicranosterna immaculata (Acacia leaf beetle) at O'Connor, ACT - 12 Jan 2023 by ConBoekel
Crematogaster sp. (genus) (Acrobat ant, Cocktail ant) at O'Connor, ACT - 12 Jan 2023 by ConBoekel
Oechalia schellenbergii (Spined Predatory Shield Bug) at O'Connor, ACT - 12 Jan 2023 by ConBoekel
Araneus albotriangulus (White-triangle orb weaver) at O'Connor, ACT - 12 Jan 2023 by ConBoekel
Uraba lugens (Gumleaf Skeletonizer) at O'Connor, ACT - 12 Jan 2023 by ConBoekel
Amorbus sp. (genus) (Eucalyptus Tip bug) at O'Connor, ACT - 12 Jan 2023 by ConBoekel
Camponotus aeneopilosus (A Golden-tailed sugar ant) at O'Connor, ACT - 12 Jan 2023 by ConBoekel
Isomoralla eriscota (A concealer moth) at O'Connor, ACT - 12 Jan 2023 by ConBoekel
Cerdistus sp. (genus) (Slender Robber Fly) at O'Connor, ACT - 12 Jan 2023 by ConBoekel
Sandalodes scopifer (White-spotted Sandalodes) at O'Connor, ACT - 12 Jan 2023 by ConBoekel
Polyrhachis ammon (Golden-spined Ant, Golden Ant) at O'Connor, ACT - 12 Jan 2023 by ConBoekel
Oxysarcodexia varia (Striped Dung Fly) at O'Connor, ACT - 12 Jan 2023 by ConBoekel
Polyrhachis ammon (Golden-spined Ant, Golden Ant) at O'Connor, ACT - 12 Jan 2023 by ConBoekel
Polyrhachis ammon (Golden-spined Ant, Golden Ant) at O'Connor, ACT - 12 Jan 2023 by ConBoekel
Salsa fuliginata (Sooty Orb-weaver) at O'Connor, ACT - 12 Jan 2023 by ConBoekel
Calliphora sp. (genus) (Unidentified blowfly) at O'Connor, ACT - 12 Jan 2023 by ConBoekel
Araneus circulissparsus (species group) (Speckled Orb-weaver) at O'Connor, ACT - 12 Jan 2023 by ConBoekel
Chaetophyes compacta (Tube spittlebug) at O'Connor, ACT - 12 Jan 2023 by ConBoekel
Paropsisterna beata (Blessed Leaf Beetle) at O'Connor, ACT - 12 Jan 2023 by ConBoekel
Isomoralla eriscota (A concealer moth) at O'Connor, ACT - 12 Jan 2023 by ConBoekel
Ellipsidion australe (Austral Ellipsidion cockroach) at O'Connor, ACT - 12 Jan 2023 by ConBoekel
Mutusca brevicornis (A broad-headed bug) at O'Connor, ACT - 12 Jan 2023 by ConBoekel
Macrotona australis (Common Macrotona Grasshopper) at O'Connor, ACT - 12 Jan 2023 by ConBoekel
Macrotona australis (Common Macrotona Grasshopper) at O'Connor, ACT - 12 Jan 2023 by ConBoekel
Phaulacridium vittatum (Wingless Grasshopper) at O'Connor, ACT - 12 Jan 2023 by ConBoekel
Nymphes myrmeleonoides (Blue eyes lacewing) at O'Connor, ACT - 12 Jan 2023 by ConBoekel
Araneinae (subfamily) (Orb weaver) at O'Connor, ACT - 12 Jan 2023 by ConBoekel
Cerdistus sp. (genus) (Slender Robber Fly) at O'Connor, ACT - 12 Jan 2023 by ConBoekel
Macrotona australis (Common Macrotona Grasshopper) at O'Connor, ACT - 12 Jan 2023 by ConBoekel
Calomela curtisi (Acacia leaf beetle) at O'Connor, ACT - 12 Jan 2023 by ConBoekel
Calomela juncta (Leaf beetle) at O'Connor, ACT - 12 Jan 2023 by ConBoekel
Eristalinus punctulatus (Golden Native Drone Fly) at O'Connor, ACT - 12 Jan 2023 by ConBoekel
Jalmenus ictinus (Stencilled Hairstreak) at O'Connor, ACT - 12 Jan 2023 by ConBoekel
Dicranosterna immaculata (Acacia leaf beetle) at O'Connor, ACT - 12 Jan 2023 by ConBoekel
Epidesmia hypenaria (Long-nosed Epidesmia) at O'Connor, ACT - 25 Dec 2022 by ConBoekel
Glyphipterix chrysoplanetis (A Sedge Moth) at O'Connor, ACT - 25 Dec 2022 by ConBoekel
Zosteria sp. (genus) (Common brown robber fly) at O'Connor, ACT - 25 Dec 2022 by ConBoekel
Tetragnatha sp. (genus) (Long-jawed spider) at O'Connor, ACT - 25 Dec 2022 by ConBoekel
Theridion sp. (genus) (Tangle-web spider) at O'Connor, ACT - 25 Dec 2022 by ConBoekel
Zosteria sp. (genus) (Common brown robber fly) at O'Connor, ACT - 24 Dec 2022 by ConBoekel
Scopula rubraria (Reddish Wave, Plantain Moth) at O'Connor, ACT - 24 Dec 2022 by ConBoekel
Nemophora (genus) (A Fairy Moth) at O'Connor, ACT - 24 Apr 2022 by ConBoekel
Tortricinae (subfamily) (A tortrix moth) at O'Connor, ACT - 24 Apr 2022 by ConBoekel
Scopula rubraria (Reddish Wave, Plantain Moth) at O'Connor, ACT - 24 Apr 2022 by ConBoekel
Jalmenus ictinus (Stencilled Hairstreak) at O'Connor, ACT - 12 Feb 2022 by ConBoekel
Chondrilla juncea (Skeleton Weed) at O'Connor, ACT - 12 Feb 2022 by ConBoekel
Polyscias sambucifolia subsp. Bipinnate leaves (J.H.Ross 3967) Vic. Herbarium (Ferny Panax) at O'Connor, ACT - 19 Oct 2021 by Ned_Johnston
Pultenaea procumbens (Bush Pea) at O'Connor, ACT - 1 Oct 2021 by Ned_Johnston
Proteuxoa (genus) (A Noctuid moth) at O'Connor, ACT - 7 Aug 2021 by Ned_Johnston
Argoctenus sp. (genus) (Wandering ghost spider) at O'Connor, ACT - 7 Aug 2021 by Ned_Johnston
Lichen - crustose at O'Connor, ACT - 20 Jun 2021 by ConBoekel
Iris unguicularis (Algerian Winter Iris) at O'Connor, ACT - 20 Jun 2021 by ConBoekel
Pseudomantis albofimbriata (False garden mantis) at O'Connor, ACT - 23 May 2021 by ConBoekel
Hedera sp. (helix or hibernica) (Ivy) at O'Connor, ACT - 16 May 2021 by NedJohnston
Lonicera japonica (Japanese Honeysuckle) at O'Connor, ACT - 16 May 2021 by Ned_Johnston
Orobanche minor (Broomrape) at O'Connor, ACT - 16 May 2021 by Ned_Johnston
Clematis leptophylla (Small-leaf Clematis, Old Man's Beard) at O'Connor, ACT - 16 May 2021 by Ned_Johnston
Aloe sp. at O'Connor, ACT - 16 May 2021 by Ned_Johnston
Morethia boulengeri (Boulenger's Skink) at O'Connor, ACT - 16 May 2021 by Ned_Johnston
Vinca major (Blue Periwinkle) at O'Connor, ACT - 16 May 2021 by Ned_Johnston
Mnesampela privata (Autumn Gum Moth) at O'Connor, ACT - 26 Apr 2021 by ConBoekel
Melithreptus lunatus (White-naped Honeyeater) at O'Connor, ACT - 26 Apr 2021 by ConBoekel

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Sighting information

  • 140 Abundance
  • 10 Nov 2020 10:05 AM Recorded on
  • ConBoekel Recorded by

Additional information

  • 10cm to 30cm Plant height
  • True In flower

Species information

  • Juncus bufonius Scientific name
  • Toad Rush Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Cosmopolitan
  • Minor weed or pest
  • Up to 754m Recorded at altitude
  • Machine learning
  • In flower
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  • Synonyms

    Juncus plebeius

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