Yellow Rush - native (Juncus flavidus)

Family: Juncaceae (Rush family).

Identification:

• the culm striations are crowded and scarcely raised, so they are difficult to count, particularly near the base
• culms are dull, yellowish green to blue green
• the air spaces in the stem are variable in size
• the flowers are clustered or spreading
• the petals taper to a fine point
• the stems have 50-120 striations
• the cataphylls (the straw-textured basal leaves) are dark at the base
• the flowers become yellow with age.

flavidus: yellowish.

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