Jointed Rush - introduced (*Juncus articulatus subsp. articulatus)

Family: Juncaceae (Rush family).

Occurrence: Uncommon.

Jointed Rush is native to the northern hemisphere.

articulata: jointed.

Identification:

• as in other joint-leaf rushes the leaves are hollow and have transverse divisions
• it is a sprawling rush
• the flowers mature to a reddish brown
• the leaves arise from the culms and the creeping stem.

It is an environmental weed.

Photos 1, 2: Dried samples of Jointed Rush. Castlemaine.

3: Dense clump of Jointed Rush. Moonlight Creek.