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Photographer: Stephen L. Solheim
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Family Juncaceae
Juncus effusus L.
common rush, soft rush
Juncus: the classical Latin name for the rush, possibly from jungere, "to join or bind," because the stems were used for binding
effusus: scattered, spread out, loose
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| Status: | Native |
| Plant: | erect, perennial, > 40" tall, semi-aquatic, emergent rush; stems narrow, cylindrical, smooth; only reddish sheaths at the base of the stem; dense rootstalk |
| Flower: | 6-parted; inflorescence each flower is at end of thin stalk |
| Fruit: | capsule |
| Leaf: | only a reddish-brown sheath at stem base |
| Habitat: | wet; wet meadows, shallows |
| Notes: | the portion of the apparent "stem" beyond the flower is a thin floral leaf |
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