This native groundcover
is commonly known as
common rush.
Juncus usitatus
is described as a "monocot"
in the
Juncaceae
family.
In the Queensland Nature Conservation Act it is classified as Least Concern.
Under the Federal Environment Protection Biodiversity Conservation Act it is not classified.
Relatively common in the Fraser Coast region.
https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations/62605172 Regarded as a wetland species in Queensland WetlandInfo.
It has been recorded in the Wide Bay district in the Queensland Herbarium Census and is
listed as occurring in the Fraser Coast region in the Atlas of Living Australia.
Reported at 18 Fraser Coast localities: Duckinwilla, Gundiah, Tinana, Bauple Forest, Talegalla Weir, Tuan Forest, Burrum Heads, Doongul, Takura, Maryborough, Mount Urah, Booral, Granville, Walligan, Tiaro, Sunshine Acres, Glenwood, Gootchie.
Fraser Coast distribution based on field reports.
AVH
