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Scientific Name

Juncus bufonius

Family

Juncaceae

Description

This annual grows in tufts and to a height of 20-30 cm.

The leaf blades are flat and around 5 mm wide. The stems are usually pale.

It has solitary flowers along branches, in clusters of two to six.

The plant flowers between September and March.

Distribution

Toad rush is mostly found from south-east Queensland north to Bundaberg.

Flowering Period

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Distribution

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Features

grass-like

upright

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