NC Native Plant Society:
Plant Details

Juncus effusus var. solutus

Common Rush, Soft Rush

Scientific Name:	Juncus effusus var. solutus
Genus:	Juncus
Species Epithet:	effusus
Common Name:	Common Rush, Soft Rush
Plant Type	Grass/Sedge/Rush
Life Cycle	Perennial
Plant Family	Juncaceae (Rush Family)
Native/Alien:	NC Native
Invasive Status:	^(*Key)
Size:	1-3 ft., 3-6 ft.
Bloom Color(s):	Green, Brown
Light:	Sun - 6 or more hours of sun per day, Part Shade - 2 to 6 hours of sun per day
Soil Moisture:	Moist, Wet
Bloom Time:	June, July, August, September
Growing Area:	Mountains, Piedmont, Sandhills, Coastal Plain
Habitat Description:	Moist soil, marshes, margin of streams, ponds, lakes and swamps, low meadows. Throughout the state. One of the most widespread and common plants in the NC flora.
Leaf Arrangement:	Basal
Leaf Retention:	Deciduous
Leaf Type:	Leaves veined, not needle-like or scale-like
Leaf Form:	Simple
Life Cycle:	Perennial
Wildlife Value:	Has some wildlife value
Landscape Value:	Not Assigned
State Rank:	S5: Secure ^(*Key)
Global Rank:	G_T_: Subspecies or Variety Rank (add status to NOTES section) ^(*Key)
Notes:	Global Rank G5T5 -globally secure for this subspecific taxon.
Stems grow 2-4 feet tall and form many-stemmed tussocks. Moore County, NC Cami Gregg
Leaves consist of bladeless sheaths. Moore County, NC Cami Gregg
The terminal, single branched inflorescence, appears to grow from the side of the stem. A long, sharp-pointed bract looks like the continuation of the stem. The fruits are capsules. Moore County, NC Cami Gregg
Clumps can get quite large. Orange Co., NC Bettina Darveaux
Links:	USDA PLANTS Database Record