Common Rush

Juncus effusus

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Plants

A neat green fountain of wiry round stems in wet pasture and ditches.

Field facts
HabitatWet meadows, ditches, pond edges
RangeStatewide
When to lookFlowers June to August
StatusSecure (Indiana DNR / IUCN Red List)
Look-alikesBulrushes, Sedges

Field note: Rushes are round, sedges have edges, grasses have knees at the joints.

Lesson
Watching responsibly

Wet compacted ground recovers slowly; avoid rutting the edges.

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