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Juncus australis
Juncus australis is a species of rush known by the common names austral rush, leafless rush and wīwī. The species is native to south-eastern Australia and New Zealand, where it can be found around bodies of water.
Its habitat is wet or seasonally wet grasslands and woodlands, and it can grow in dense and damp soil along rivers and creeks. It is a rhizomatous perennial rush that grows up to 120 centimetres tall. The plant flowers in clusters, with dense heads at the tip of the stem.
Juncus australis has flowering and fruiting seasons that follow typical seasonal patterns of its temperate climate. The plant flowers from September to December, in synthesis with spring in the Southern Hemisphere. The fruiting season of Juncus australis ranges from November to May.
Juncus australis is not often used by humans, with almost all of the species being naturally occurring in its habitats. In many cases it is regarded as a weed, particularly when it invades pasture lands. Juncus australis is not, and is unlikely to become, a popular garden plant.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Juncus australis 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.
