softstem rush

English

softstem rush (Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani)

Noun

softstem rush (plural softstem rushes)

1. 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.

2. 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

Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani — see great bulrush

Juncus effusus — see soft rush

Further reading

• 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