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Antarctic rush

Juncus antarcticus

Antarctic rush
Photo: Fitch, W. H.; Hooker, Joseph Dalton; Reeve Brothers., Public domain
Family
Juncaceae (Junc family)
Grows as
Perennial
Native range
SE. Australia, New Zealand
Climate
temperate

About

Juncus antarcticus, also known as dwarf rush, is a flowering plant species in the rush family Juncaceae, native to New Zealand and Australia.

Where it grows

In Australia, it is found in New South Wales, Tasmania, and Victoria. In Victoria, it is found late-lying snowpatches and at the edges of bogs and creeks on the Bogong High Plains.

Other Juncus plants

Dwarf Rush · Rush · Tapertip rush · Sharpflower rush · Spiny rush · Northern green rush · Arctic rush · Jointleaf rush · Austral Rush · Mexican Rush · Baltic Rush · Twoflowered rush

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Juncus antarcticus by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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