Plant Group: Monocotyledon
Family Description:
Annual or perennial herbs with robust tussocks of green stems. Flowers in terminal cymes varying in colour from greenish to brown and black. Flowers appear to occur on one side of the stem due to an erect bract continuing above the flowerhead. Fruit is a 3-celled capsule. Leaves are always glabrous and arranged in a basal rosette. Taxonomic characteristics to use in identification are colour, stem length, appearance of pith when cut longitudinally, basal sheaths and arrangement of the inflorescence.
| Genera | Species | Images |
|---|---|---|
|
Juncus |
articulatus | |
|
Juncus |
kraussii | |
|
Juncus |
planifolius | |
|
Juncus |
revolutus | |
|
Luzula |
flaccida |
|
Classification:
| Genus | Species |
|---|---|
| Juncus | Juncus articulatus |
| Juncus | Juncus kraussii |
| Juncus | Juncus planifolius |
| Juncus | Juncus revolutus |
| Luzula | Luzula flaccida |