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Bookmark or Share- Rush | Grass-like, Sedges, Rushes | BritannicaRush, any of several flowering plants distinguished by cylindrical stalks or hollow, stemlike leaves. They are found in temperate regions and particularly in moist or shady locations. The rush family (Juncaceae) includes Juncus, the common rushes, and Luzula, the woodrushes. Common rushes are used.
- Juncaceae - WikipediaThe best-known and largest genus is Juncus. Most of the Juncus species grow exclusively in wetland habitats. A few rushes, such as Juncus bufonius are annuals, but most are perennials. Despite the apparent similarity, Juncaceae are not counted among the plants with the vernacular name bulrush .
- Telling apart grasses, sedges, rushes | Illinois Extension | UIUCWhat’s an easy way to tell apart the sedges, grasses, and rushes? There are many variations of this phrase, but I like this one: “Sedges have edges, rushes are round, grasses have nodes from the top to the ground.”
- Juncus - WikipediaSpecies. References. Juncus is a genus of monocotyledonous flowering plants, commonly known as rushes. It is the largest genus in the family Juncaceae, containing around 300 species. [2] Description. Rushes of the genus Juncus are herbaceous plants that superficially resemble grasses or sedges. [3] .
- Rushes | Encyclopedia.comRushes are monocotyledonous plants in the genus Juncus. Rushes make up most of the species in the family Juncaceae. There are about 400 species in the rush family, distributed among eight or nine genera. The most species-rich groups are the rushes (Juncus spp.) with 225 species, and the wood-rushes (Luzula spp.) with 80 species.
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