Classification
Class
Magnoliopsida Brongn.
Order
Poales Small
Family
Juncaceae Juss.
Genus
Juncus L.
 Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Juncus holoschoenus R.Br., Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland. 259 (1810)
Synonymy:
  • = Juncus holoschoenus var. multiflorus Carse, Trans. New Zealand Inst. 60: 305 (1929)
Vernacular Name(s):
Angled fruit rush
 Description

Tufted perennial to c. 45 cm high; rhizome short. Stems ± terete, internal transverse septa lacking or barely discernible. Leaves terete or slightly compressed, transversely-septate across whole width. Inflorescence compact with a few large flower-clusters, or more open with many clusters. Stamens 6. Capsules c. 4.5 mm long, ± = tepals, triquetrous, somewhat tapered.

[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.
Carse, H. 1929: Botanical notes and new varieties. Transactions of the New Zealand Institute 60: 305–307.
de Lange, P.J.; Norton, D.A.; Courtney, S.P.; Heenan, P.B.; Barkla, J.W.; Cameron, E.K.; Hitchmough, R.; Townsend, A.J. 2009: Threatened and uncommon plants of New Zealand (2008 revision). New Zealand Journal of Botany 47: 61–96. [as Juncus holoschoenus R.Br. var. holoschoenus] [Nationally Critical]
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. [Nationally Critical]
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. [as Juncus holoschoenus R.Br. var. holoschoenus] [Nationally Critical]