common rush - Juncus effusus

Synonyms: soft rush, lamp rush,

USDA Plant Code: JUEF
Light Requirement: full sun - part shade
Soil Moisture: medium/moist
Leaves: deciduous
Protected Plant: no
Commonly Available at Nurseries : yes
Growth Habits: graminoid,
Hardiness Zone: both
Salt Tolerance : no
Drought Tolerance: no
Birds, Mammals and Other Wildlife: yes
Riparian Buffers: no
All Pollinators: no
Native Bees and other Pollinators: no
Butterflies and Moths: no
Hummingbird: no
Rain Garden: yes
Bloom Color: no
Bloom Period: no
Fragrant: no
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Flower(s); April. Photo from Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses by J.H. Miller and K.V. Miller, published by The University of Georgia Press in cooperation with the Southern Weed Science Society.
James H. Miller & Ted Bodner, Southern Weed Science Society, Bugwood.org
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Flower(s);
Richard Gardner, , Bugwood.org
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Flower(s);
Richard Gardner, , Bugwood.org
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Plant(s); April. Photo from Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses by J.H. Miller and K.V. Miller, published by The University of Georgia Press in cooperation with the Southern Weed Science Society.
James H. Miller & Ted Bodner, Southern Weed Science Society, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s); Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge, Noxubee County, Mississippi, U.S.A.
Richard Carter, Valdosta State University, Bugwood.org
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Foliage;
Richard Gardner, , Bugwood.org
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