Juncus+effuses

Juncus effuses
 * **Common name:** common rush


 * **Type:** emergent


 * **Why it is useful to the marsh:** helps control erosion and provides shelter and food for wildlife



The common rush blooms in the summer(June-august)and blooms in a yellow green color. it grows 2-4 feet tall and has a spread of 2-4 feet. it grows in moist soils (can grow in shallow water)



[|Juncus effusus] [|common rush] [|Common Rush, Juncus effusus]

Hardy Water Plants. (n.d.). Retrieved april 30, 2013, from hosking nursery : http://hoskingnursery.com/hardy_plants.html

Juncus effusus. (n.d.). Retrieved april 30, 2013, from missouri botanical garden: http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/gardens-gardening/your-garden/plant-finder/plant-details/kc/c262/juncus-effusus.aspx

Galloway, H. (2012, July 11). Common Rush, Juncus effusus. Retrieved May 23, 2013, from Mountain Lake Biological Station: http://mlbs.org/organism/commonrush