''Juncus sarophorus'', the broom rush or fan-flowered rush, is a species of flowering plant in the family

Juncaceae Juncaceae is a family of flowering plants, commonly known as the rush family. It consists of 8 genera and about 464 known species of slow-growing, rhizomatous, herbaceous monocotyledonous plants that may superficially resemble grasses and s ...

. Native to southeastern Australia, and all of New Zealand except the Kermadec Islands, it also has been introduced to Great Britain. A dense tussock-forming perennial of wet areas, and somewhat weedy, its stems reach long but droop so that the plant overall is closer to tall.

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sarophorus ''Sarophorus'' is a genus of dung beetles in the tribe Ateuchini (subfamily Scarabaeinae) of the family Scarabaeidae.A.B.T. Smith (2006) A Review of the Family-group Names for the Superfamily Scarabaeoidea (Coleoptera) with Corrections to Nomencl ...

Flora of South Australia Flora of New South Wales Flora of Victoria (Australia) Flora of Tasmania Flora of the North Island Flora of the South Island Flora of the Antipodes Islands Flora of the Chatham Islands Plants described in 1963 {{Poales-stub