softstem rush
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English
editNoun
editsoftstem rush (plural softstem rushes)
- A plant of the species Juncus effusus, a type of true rush found worldwide.
- Synonyms: soft rush, common rush, lamp rush, bog rush
- 1947, Southeastern Association of Game and Fish Commissioners, Proceedings of the Southeastern Association of Game and Fish Commissioners[1], page 90:
- Toe cover that develops is usually broad-leaved cattail, softstem rush (Juncus effusus), wool-grass (Scirpus eriophorum), switch-cane (Arundinaria tecta) and plume-grass (Erianthus spp.).
- 1987, Mary K. Clark, Endangered, Threatened, and Rare Fauna of North Carolina, page 22:
- […] it is relatively common in recent clearcuts and stands of Cane (Arundinaria gigantea) and Softstem Rush (Juncus effusus) but relatively uncommon in mature pine and hardwood forests.
- A plant of the species Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani, a type of bulrush or sedge native to the northern hemisphere. (Can we verify(+) this sense?)
- Synonyms: softstem bulrush, great bulrush, grey club-rush
Translations
editSchoenoplectus tabernaemontani — see great bulrush
Juncus effusus — see soft rush
Further reading
edit- Juncus effusus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Juncus effusus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Juncus effusus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- softstem rush at USDA Plants database