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Common rush (Juncus usitatus)

Description

Juncus usitatus - An upright sedge with a tussock habit that makes a good accent plant. It has green cylindrical foliage, with tones of copper during winter. Juncus is a versitile sedge that is ideal for dry creek bed landscape features, narrow garden beds, planter boxes and water features.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum:

        • Class: Liliopsida

          • Order: Poales

            • Family: Juncaceae

              • Genus: Juncus