Capitate Rush - introduced (*Juncus capitatus)

Family: Juncaceae (Rush family).

Native to to Europe and Asia.

Occurrence: Commn It is widespread in grasslands and mud flats. Introduced.

Identification:

• it is usually a diminutive rush, often 5cm high or less
• it differs from other rushes in that the flower clusters are at the end of the culms, with a pair of leaves at the base of the flowers
• the leaves are narrow and may be basal or terminal.

Occasional plants may grow to 10cm or more.

It is an environmental weed.

capitatus: forming a head.

Photos 1: Capitate Rush. Mt Moorul, Maldon. 2,3: Dried specimens. Castlemaine.


Capitate Rush. Castlemaine.