Basal sheaths are dark purple, or red-purple to black
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Basal sheaths are dark purple, or red-purple to black.
- Left: plants are shorter than 1 m tall, with soft stems and capsule shorter than 2.5 mm. Found in damp pasture or swamp margins. Juncus inflexus. [PDF 416 KB]
- Right: plants are 1-2 m tall, with hard stems and capsules which are 2.5 mm or longer. Found in damp pasture or swamp margins. Juncus sarophorus. [PDF 411 KB]
[Trevor James, AgResearch]