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Flowers in cymes or in dense lateral clusters Juncaceae
Leaf sheaths open; seeds numerous Juncus
Leaves flat and channelled, or if terete then less than 1 mm wide and not septate
Each flower without a prophyll beneath it. Leaves without auricles, sheaths tapering above
Stamens 6
Perianth segments acute (inner ones almost obtuse), the outer equal or shorter than the inner. Flower clusters less than 8 in an irregular terminal cyme. Style short. Leaves c. 8 cm long. Plants perennial Coast, Botany Bay, Port Hacking. Near the sea. Uncommon Juncus caespiticius