Juncus effusus subsp. solutus

Eastern soft rush, Eastern Soft Rush

Family: Juncaceae · Type: perennial · Not Native

Eastern soft rush is a naturalized perennial found in the Great Valley bioregion along riverbanks, pond shores, and wet soils or shallow water at elevations below 250 meters. Flowering time not specified, this rush produces pale brown flowers in small clusters. Growing up to 146 centimeters tall with stems 2 to 5 millimeters wide, it features 16 to 26 fine ridges on each side and stems with irregularly chambered pith when growing in aquatic environments. Its leaf sheaths are 15 to 27 centimeters long, dark brown at the base, transitioning to green or pale brown, with thin, pale margins that often overlap or split and unroll. The fruit is elliptic-oblong, approximately 2.2 to 2.7 millimeters long, with minute seed appendages.

Habitat: Riverbanks, pond shores, wet soil or shallow water

Elevation: < 250 m

Bioregions: GV

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