Common Rush

Synonyms:   Soft Rush

Scientific Name:   Juncus effusus




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Common Rush

Genus species: Juncus effusus
Common Names: Common Rush, Soft Rush
Family Name: Juncaceae  
Annual or perennial herbs; stems usually round, pithy or hollow; leaves basal or alternate, the blade flat or terete, the sheath open or closed; flowers bisexual, regular, in terminal or lateral inflorescences; fruit a capsule.
Seed Type Angiosperm
Origin:  
Native: native to North America.
Non-native: not native to North America.
Introduced Native: native to North
America, but not Rowe Woods.
* Definitions based on the USDA
terminology
Native
Category:Rush
Flower Color:Green/Brown
Identified by:A. Swanson
Months in Bloom  
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