Botanical name

Juncus capensis

Family

Juncaceae

Common Name

Cape Rush
Juncus capensis
Juncus capensis
Juncus capensis
Juncus capensis
Juncus capensis
Juncus capensis

Description

Tufted perennial, 6-60cm. Leaves filiform to linear; flowers in cymes, pale with dark keels. (cyme: an inflorescence in which each successive branch ends in a flower; the next flower arising in the axil of a bract).

Latin: cape = Cape of Good Hope, -ensis = indicates country or place of growth (pertaining to the Cape of Good Hope).

Habitat

Damp flats and lower slopes

Flower Date

November to April