Juncus sarophorus

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|species=sarophorus

|authority=L.A.S.Johnson

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Juncus sarophorus, the broom rush or fan-flowered rush, is a species of flowering plant in the family Juncaceae.{{cite web |url=https://www.nzpcn.org.nz/flora/species/juncus-sarophorus |title=Juncus sarophorus Fact Sheet (content continuously updated) |last1=de Lange |first1=P.J. |date=1 September 2006 |website=nzpcn.org.nz |publisher=New Zealand Plant Conservation Network |access-date=1 March 2023 }} Native to southeastern Australia, and all of New Zealand except the Kermadec Islands, it also has been introduced to Great Britain.{{cite POWO |id=443449-1 |title=Juncus sarophorus L.A.S.Johnson |access-date=1 March 2023 }} A dense tussock-forming perennial of wet areas, and somewhat weedy, its stems reach {{cvt|6|ft|m|0|order=flip}} long but droop so that the plant overall is closer to {{cvt|1|m|ft|0}} tall.