Spiny rush
Juncus acutus
Weed profile
Perennial
Grass
Hinders movement- Habitat: pastures, wetlands
Impact
Invades wetlands and pasture. Unpalatable and obstructs movement.
Description
- Perennial forming large tussocks.
- Leaves cylindrical, rigid, ending in a sharp spine.
- Flowers brownish green in dense clusters.
- Seed capsules egg-shaped but pointed, about 5 mm long.
Control options
glyphosate (360g/L)
Application Method: Wiper
Application Rate: 1L/2L
Product Name: Roundup Biactive®
Herbicide Group: 9
Situation: Pastures and non-crop areas.
Timing: Wiper, while actively growing.
Comments: Non-selective. Where there is a large proportion of dead foliage, pre-slashing is recommended. Allow adequate re-growth before treatment. Best results are achieved at lower speeds and where two applications are made in opposite directions (double pass). Add an organosilicone surfactant.
Legal Status: Registered
Cultivation
Situation: Pastures and before cropping.
Timing: Any time
Comments: Effective on young rushes.
Slashing
Situation: Any.
Timing: Summer
Comments: Slash using hedge trimmer with the blade set close to the ground. Follow up with glyphosate to control regrowth.
Manual removal
Situation: Any.
Timing: Any time
Comments: Grub individual plants. Bag to minimise seed spread. Monitor site and undertake follow up control as necessary.
Legal requirements in each region
Must not be sold or traded in any way, including as a contaminant of anything.
Must not be transported on a public road, including as a contaminant of anything.
Must not be imported into the region.
Must not be sold or traded in any way, including as a contaminant of anything.
Must not be transported on a public road, including as a contaminant of anything.
Must not be imported into the region.
Land owners in this region to take reasonable steps to kill plants and prevent their spread. Enforceable by the Green Adelaide Board.
Must not be sold or traded in any way, including as a contaminant of anything.
Must not be transported on a public road, including as a contaminant of anything.
Must not be imported into the region.
Land owners in this region to take reasonable steps to kill plants and prevent their spread. Enforceable by the Hills and Fleurieu Landscape Board.
Must not be sold or traded in any way, including as a contaminant of anything.
Must not be transported on a public road, including as a contaminant of anything.
Must not be imported into the region.
Must not be sold or traded in any way, including as a contaminant of anything.
Must not be transported on a public road, including as a contaminant of anything.
Must not be imported into the region.
Land owners in this region to take reasonable steps to kill plants and prevent their spread. Enforceable by the Limestone Coast Landscape Board.
Must not be sold or traded in any way, including as a contaminant of anything.
Must not be transported on a public road, including as a contaminant of anything.
Must not be imported into the region.
Land owners in this region to take reasonable steps to kill plants and prevent their spread. Enforceable by the Murraylands and Riverland Landscape Board.
Must not be sold or traded in any way, including as a contaminant of anything.
Must not be transported on a public road, including as a contaminant of anything.
Must not be imported into the region.
Must not be sold or traded in any way, including as a contaminant of anything.
Must not be transported on a public road, including as a contaminant of anything.
Must not be sold or traded in any way, including as a contaminant of anything.
Must not be transported on a public road, including as a contaminant of anything.
More Information
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Control advice
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