Joint-leaf Rush - native (Juncus holoschoenus)

Family: Juncaceae (Rush family).

Occurrence: It is a common rush, growing at the edge of dams, in swamps and drains.

Identification:

• Joint-leaf Rush has hollow, onion-like leaves. The leaves have internal transverse partitions, giving the leaves a knobbed appearance
• the branched flower sprays have clusters of brown flowers
• the flower stalks are more or less erect
• the flower clusters are a centimetre or more wide
• the seed cases are about as long as, or longer than the petals.

The upright habit and the relatively large flower clusters separate this rush from the other joint-leaf rushes.

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