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Juncus effusus
Soft Rush
Clump forming wetland plant. Upright, fanning, deep green, rounded stems.
Inconspicuous golden flowers in the summer. Provides food and shelter for
birds and other wildlife.

 


Juncus effusus 'Unicorn' - Unicorn Soft Rush
Juncaceae
Juncus effusus 'Unicorn' or Unicorn Soft Rush is a fairly new evergreen, perennial, hybrid rush developed by the University of British Columbia Botanical Gardens.

Juncus effusus pacificus 'Quartz Creek' (Quartz Creek Soft Rush) - An evergreen rush that has dark green long erect grass-like blades. It will grow to 2 to 3 feet tall and spreads eventually forming dense colonies.

Juncus effusus L.
Common Names
bog rush, common rush, Japanese mat rush, lamp rush, rush, soft rush ...

#940 Juncus effusus
Common Names: soft rush, common rush
Family: Juncaceae (common rush Family)
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Juncus effusus
Native to Florida
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Juncus effusus
to 1 metre, sun or shade, wet soil, Zone 4
*J. e. 'Lemon Twist'
60 centimetres, sun to part shade, wet soil, Zone 5 ...

Juncus effusus 'Spiralis'
1-2 ft.
The Corkscrew Rush is a slow growing rush known for its wild, corkscrewing foliage. It is easily grown in wet soils, including up to four inches of standing water ...

Junco de esteras - Juncus effusus
Junco fino - Juncus effusus
Junquerina - Chondrilla juncea
Junquillo de bosque - Narcissus pseudo-narcissus
Junquillo oloroso - Narcissus jonquilla
Jusbarda - Ruscus aculeatus
Jusquian - Hyoscyamus niger ...

Junco [Portuguese]: Juncus effusus
Junco [Portuguese]: Juncus effusus var. Spiralis
Junco [Portuguese]: Schoenoplectus californicus
Junco [Spanish]: Xylosma flexuosa
Junco [Portuguese]: Juncus effusus var. brunneus Engelm.

Among them are the common or bog rush (Juncus effusus), widely distributed in swamps and moist places of the Northern Hemisphere, and the slender rush (J. tenuis), found in drier surroundings.

I picked up a dwarf form in England under the name Juncus effusus 'Curley Wurley', which is about half the size of the normal corkscrew rush.

In Egypt, papyrus was used to make paper, whilst in Japan the soft rush (Juncus effusus) is still used to make traditional matting for homes.

Hippuris vulgaris, Mare's Tail
Iris versicolor, Blue Flag
Juncus effusus, Common Rush
Lemna, Duckweeds ...

Sagittaria - Arrowheads
Iris versicolor - Blue Flag
Cyperus isocladus - Dwarf Papyrus
Ruellia brittoniana - Water Blue Bells
Juncus effusus - Cork Screw Rush
Lotus
Water Lilies ...

Corkscrew rush (Juncus effusus ‘Spiralis')
Water mint (Mentha aquatica)
Bog bean (Menyanthes trifoliata)
Lavender musk (Mimulus ringens)
Water forget-me-not (Myosotis scorpioides)
Flamingo plant (Oenanthe javanica ‘Flamingo') ...

in Britain by the two genera which comprise nearly the whole order - Juncus, rush, and Luzula, woodrush. They are generally perennial herbs with a creeping underground stem and erect, unbranched, aerial stems, bearing slender Juncus effusus, ...

Juncus effusus Spiralis (Corkscrew Rush, Spiral Rush, Soft Rush, Family: Juncaceae)
Juniperus chinensis (Chinese juniper, Family: Cupressaceae)
Justicia adhatoda, Adhatoda vasica (Malabar nut, Adhatoda, Vasa, Family: Acanthaceae) ...

See also: Juncus, Rush, Cyperus, Green, Cyperus alternifolius

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