Clustered rush - a native (Juncus vaginatus)

Family: Juncaceae (Rush family).

Occurrence: Uncommon.

Identification:

• it has continuous, cobwebby pith
• there are minute reddish flecks on the inside of the seed cases
• the petals and sepals are between 2 and 3mm long, and about equal in length to the seed cases
• the sepals and petals often have a faint red band on either side of the midrib.

vaginatus: sheathed.

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