Machaerina juncea

Common name: Bare Twigrush

Meaning of name:

The meaning of Machaerina is not known. Juncea is from the Latin word juncus, meaning rush-like.

Distribution:

Reported from across Australia.

Description:

The cylindrical, blue-green stems grow to 1.2 metres tall. The 60 millimetre long flowers are brown spikelets to 5 millimetres each. Flowers are borne from October – January.

References:

Western Australian Plant Names and their Meanings, a Glossary. FA Sharr. 1996.

Flora of the Perth Region. NG Marchant, JR Wheeler, BL Rye, EM Bennett, NS Lander, TD Macfarlane. 1987.

Native Vegetation of Freshwater Rivers & Creeks in South Western Australia. Water and Rivers Commission. 1997.

Atlas of Living Australia https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://id.biodiversity.org.au/taxon/apni/51434579#overview

Florabase https://florabase.dbca.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/50619