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Pith is not cobwebby, and stems are wiry

Trevor James, AgResearch / Allan Herbarium, Landcare Research / Auckland Museum Herbarium

Right: flowers are evenly-distributed on branches. Found in damp pasture or swamp margins. Juncus pauciflorus. [PDF 261 KB]