Broom Rush - native (Juncus sarophorus)

Family: Juncaceae (Rush family).

It is moderately common.

Identification:

• the flowers are clustered into a dense, broom-like spray
• the culms are dull green to bluish green
• the culms have up to 50 strongly raised striations
• the cataphylls (basal leaves) are dark reddish brown at the base
• the seed cases are usually shorter than the tepals.

sarophorus: refers to the broom-like flower sprays.

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