Class
Order
Family
Genus
Classification
Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Juncus procerus E.Mey. (1828)
Synonymy:
- = Juncus pallidus var. triandrus Cheeseman, Man. New Zealand Fl., ed. 2, 293 (1925)
Vernacular Name(s):
Giant rush; Leafless rush
Description
Very robust; rhizome stout, woody. Stems 100–150 cm × 3.5–8 mm, soft, yellow-green, smooth, pith interrupted by large cavities. Basal sheaths very loose often becoming flat above and to 2.5 cm wide, dull brown to dark reddish towards base. Inflorescence to 10 cm long, much-branched, effuse. Flowers numerous, clustered at branchlet tips. Tepals c. 2.5 mm long, ± equal, ± acute. Stamens 3–(4). Capsules c. 2.5 mm long, ± = tepals, ± oblong, light brown, often darker at flattened top.
[From: Healy and Edgar (1980) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 3.]
Biostatus
Exotic
Bibliography
Cheeseman, T.F. 1925: Manual of the New Zealand Flora. Edition 2. Government Printer, Wellington.
Edgar, E. 1964: The leafless species of Juncus in New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Botany 2: 177–204.
