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Lower branches point upwards

Allan Herbarium, Landcare Research / Kerry Bodmin, NIWA

Right: stems are more than 4 mm wide and pale green, with a long thin point on their modified leaves. Found in damp pasture or swamp margins. Juncus pallidus. [PDF 419 KB]