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Leaf sheaths open; seeds numerous Juncus
Leaves terete (sometimes compressed) or reduced to sheaths with the lamina as a small acute tip to the sheaths
Lamina well developed, terete or ± compressed
Leaves not jointed with internal septa, stiff and hard; plants robust; inflorescence apparently lateral
Perianth segments lanceolate, acute or acuminate, as long as or slightly shorter than the capsule. Capsule c. 1 mm diam. Inflorescence more than 10 cm long. Leaves c. 10 cm long. Coast. Damp, usually saline, places near the sea Juncus kraussiiaustraliensis