Sea Rush family : JUNCACEAE (COMMELINIDAE) in Australia

Flower
Families 		Flowers in Australia
 
 
Don Herbison-Evans,
(donherbisonevans@yahoo.com)
&
Christine Ashe
 
Plants in Australia Plant
Classes

Juncus australis
Austral Rush
Morwell Park,
November 1999

Juncus effusus 'Spiralis'
Corkscrew Rush
Wyee, February 2007

Juncus subsecundus
Finger Rush
Morwell Park,
November 1999

Juncus vaginatus
Sheathed Woodrush
Photo: courtesy of
Paul Whitington,
Wonboyn, NSW.

Luzula meridionalis
Common Woodrush
Morwell Park,
December 1990

Some caterpillars of Australian Moth species have been found feeding on species of JUNCACEAE, including:


Batrachedra arenosella

Elachista gerasmia

Conoeca guildingi

Scirpophaga praelata

Tipanaea patulella

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(updated 4 January 2013, 14 June 2017, 28 May 2020)