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Stem ridges are distinct, and base sheaths are pink or red-brown in colour

Auckland Museum Herbarium / Trevor James, AgResearch

Right: stems are soft, with flowers solitary and evenly spaced, and capsules shorter than 2 mm. Found in damp pasture or swamp margins. Juncus usitatus. [PDF 424 KB]