The Wildebeest's guide to South Africa
Matting Rush
Afrikaans name:
Photo © Steven Herbert
Juncus kraussii
The Matting Rush is an important plant for two reasons. Firstly, it is robust and helps protect our wetlands and secondly it is widely used for weaving mats of various kinds, baskets and a whole range of other useful and curio items.
This plant grows to a height of around 1.5 metres and grows in abundance where-ever it is found.
The Matting Rush gets purplish flowers during summer.