Juncus capensis Thunb.
Cape Rush
Photo: AVNPlants
What’s in the name: Juncus: from the Latin "to bind", as rushes were used for tying; capensis: "from the Cape".
“I enter a swamp as a sacred place,—a sanctum sanctorum.”
— Henry David Thoreau, Walking – Henry David Thoreau, Walking (1862), Project Gutenberg
Short profile: detailed growing notes for this species are not yet available from SANBI sources.
Available from AVNPlants: see the availability list.
Family
Juncaceae
Conservation status
Least Concern, SANBI Red List of South African Plants
Natural distribution & habitat
Endemic to South Africa: Eastern, Northern and Western Cape.
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Facts checked against: SANBI Red List of South African Plants, Juncus capensis Thunb. (assessment 2005/06/30); English common name: iNaturalist.