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Home  /  Plants  /  Budburst Species  /  Juncus effusus
Phenology Observation Sheet for Grasses

COMMON NAME

Common rush

SCIENTIFIC NAME

Juncus effusus

ALSO KNOWN AS

Soft Rush

Plant family

Rush (Juncaceae)

Plant group

Grasses

Common Rush is widespread throughout North America and around the world. It is fairly tall (2 ft.) and can form dense colonies of soft, grass-like stems. A wetland plant, it is often cultivated as an accent near ponds or in rain gardens.
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Identification hints

With clumps standing  2 ft. tall, this plant can be found in wet soil or water.  Each stem bears clusters of very small, greenish-brown, scaly flowers; the clusters diverge from a point on the side of the stalk near the top. Common rush can be distinguished from most other rushes by the absence of alternate leaves along its soft stems. 
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Muskrats feed on the root stalks, and birds find shelter among the stems. The tiny seeds cling to the feathers or muddy feet of ducks and other wetland birds. In this way these animals help distribute this rush to new wetland sites.
DISTRIBUTION IN TH U.S.
Alaska , Alabama , Arkansas , American Samoa , Arizona , California , Colorado , Connecticut , District of Columbia , Delaware , Florida , Georgia , Guam , Hawaii , Iowa , Idaho , Illinois , Indiana , Kansas , Kentucky , Louisiana , Massachusetts , Maryland , Maine , Michigan , Minnesota , Missouri , Mississippi , Montana , North Carolina , North Dakota , Nebraska , New Hampshire , New Jersey , New Mexico , Nevada , New York , Ohio , Oklahoma , Oregon , Pennsylvania , Puerto Rico , Rhode Island , South Carolina , South Dakota , Tennessee , Texas , Utah , Virginia , Virgin Islands , Vermont , Washington , Wisconsin , West Virginia , Wyoming
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