List_of_plants_known_as_rush

List of plants known as rush

List of plants known as rush

Index of plants with the same common name

Common names for "rush" are usually related to a particular genus from a botanical family, for example:

Common names - British Isles

Common rush ( Juncus effusus )
Common club-rush

Rush family – Juncaceae

Genus – Juncus

Species – Juncus effusus[lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 2]

Sedge family – Cyperaceae

Genus – Schoenoplectus

Species – Schoenoplectus lacustris[lower-alpha 3][lower-alpha 4][lower-alpha 5]

Bulrush family – Typhaceae

Genus – Typha

Species – Typha latifolia[lower-alpha 6][lower-alpha 7]

Common names - North America

Rush family – Juncaceae

Genus – Juncus

Species – Juncus effusus

  • Common rush
  • Soft rush

Species – Juncus interior

  • Soft rush
  • Interior rush

Sedge family – Cyperaceae

Genus – Schoenoplectus

Species – Schoenoplectus acutus[lower-alpha 8]

  • Tule
  • Common tule
  • Hardstem tule
  • Tule rush
  • Hardstem bulrush
  • Viscid bulrush

Bulrush family – Typhaceae

Genus – Typha

  • Reed
  • Cattail
  • Punks

Notes

  1. Prefers water logged ground [1]
  2. Used in medieval Europe for making rushlights [1]
  3. Prefers shallow water [1]
  4. Used for making pleated and woven products E.g baskets, mats. [1]
  5. Used in medieval Europe for Rushbearing [1]
  6. Prefers shallow water [2]
  7. Used for flower arrangements [2]
  8. The Northern Paiute people of the Carson Sink were known as the " Toi Ticutta " meaning " tule eaters " [4] [2]

Citations

  1. [1]
    Mabey 1996, pp. 387–392.
  2. [2]
    Mabey 1996, p. 400.
  3. [3]
    "Reedmace". plantlife.org.uk. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
  4. [4]
    Wheat 1967, p. 0.

Sources

Books

  • Plantlife Plantlife is a British conservation charity
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