Class
Order
Family
Genus
Classification
Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Juncus pallidus R.Br., Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland. 258 (1810)
Synonymy:
- = Juncus macrostigma Colenso, Trans. & Proc. New Zealand Inst. 17: 253 (1884 [1885])
Vernacular Name(s):
Giant rush; Leafless rush
Description
Very tall and robust; rhizome short. Stems 1–2 m × 3–8 mm, light green, pith continuous. Inflorescence large, effuse or compact, with numerous light coloured flowers. Stamens 6. Capsule 3–3.5 mm long, distinctly > tepals.
[From: Healy and Edgar (1980) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 3.]
Biostatus
Indigenous (Non-endemic)
Bibliography
Brown, R. 1810: Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae et Insulae Van-Diemen. Johnson, London.
Colenso, W. 1885 ("1884"): A description of some newly-discovered and rare indigenous plants; being a further contribution towards the making known the botany of New Zealand. Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 17: 237–265.
de Lange, P.J.; Rolfe, J.R.; Barkla J.W.; Courtney, S.P.; Champion, P.D.; Perrie, L.R.; Beadel, S.N.; Ford, K.A.; Breitwieser, I.; Schönberger, I.; Hindmarsh-Walls, R.; Heenan, P.B.; Ladley, K. 2018: Conservation status of New Zealand indigenous vascular plants, 2017. New Zealand Threat Classification Series. No. 22. [Not Threatened]
de Lange, P.J.; Rolfe, J.R.; Champion, P.D.; Courtney, S.P.; Heenan, P.B.; Barkla, J.W.; Cameron, E.K.; Norton, D.A.; Hitchmough, R.A. 2013: Conservation status of New Zealand indigenous vascular plants, 2012. New Zealand Threat Classification Series 3. Department of Conservation, Wellington. [Not Threatened]
Edgar, E. 1964: The leafless species of Juncus in New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Botany 2: 177–204.
