Slender rush

Taxobox
name = Slender rush

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image_width = 240px
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Liliopsida
ordo = Poales
familia = Juncaceae
genus = "Juncus"
species = "J. tenuis"
binomial = "Juncus tenuis"
binomial_authority = Willd.

"Juncus tenuis", or Slender rush is a clump-forming, round-stemmed perennial in the Juncaceae or rush family. Slender rush grows to be between 15 and 60 cm tall. It is considered to be a weed.

The leaves of the plant all come from the base and are not nearly as tall as the stems. The stems are partly covered by sheaths, and have the most distinctive characteristic of the plant on them: clusters or cymes at the top. These cymes consist of branches that have small egg-shaped seed capsules at the end of them. The seeds split into three parts when they become ripe.

Habitat

Slender rush grows in landscapes, crops, roadsides, and all types of fields. It can grow on both wet and dry locales, but prefers compacted soils. It can be found throughout North America and parts of northern Europe.

References

* Richard H. Uva, Joseph C. Neal and Joseph M. Ditomaso, "Weeds of The Northeast", (Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 1997), Pp. 28-29.