Gold Rush

Gold Rush

Gold Rush

Juncus flavidus


Perennial.  Found in saltmarshes and grassy wetlands.


Details Description
Type
Graminoid
Group
Rush
Identifying Characteristics

Medium densely tufted rush 0.4-1.2 m long and 0.2-1 m wide with rhizomes. Stems erect, 5.5 mm in diameter, dull and yellow-green to blue-green. Leaves reddish-brown to dark brown towards the base. Flowers scattered and clustered. Straw-coloured flowers November-May.

Distinctive Features

Emergent narrow-leaf.

Life Form Group
Graminoid
Life Form Codes
Large Tufted Graminoid (LTG)
EVC types
EVC 125: Plains Grassy Wetland
Native Status
Native to Australia
Taxonomy
Phylum
Charophyta
Class
Equisetopsida
Order
Poales
Family
Juncaceae
Genus
Juncus
Species
flavidus
Gold Rush
Occurs in Victoria, Western Australia, South Australia, New South Wales and Queensland. Introduced to New Zealand.

Distribution maps indicate current and historic locations where species have been sighted.

Source: Atlas of Living Australia

Endangered Status
DEPI Advisory List
Not listed
FFG Act
Not listed
EPBC Act
Not listed

The conservation status of species is listed within Victoria and Australia.

The Department of Environment and Primary Industry (DEPI) Advisory List consists of non-statutory advisory lists of rare or threatened flora and fauna within Victoria.

The Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act 1988 (FFG Act) lists threatened species in Victoria. Under the Act, an Action Statement is produced for each listed species.

The Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) is the Australian Government’s key piece of environmental legislation, listing nationally threatened native species and ecological communities.