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List of plants known as rush

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Common names for "rush" are usually related to a particular genus from a botanical family, for example:

Common names - British Isles

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Common rush ( Juncus effusus )
Common club-rush

Rush familyJuncaceae

Genus – Juncus

Species – Juncus effusus[a][b]

Sedge familyCyperaceae

Genus – Schoenoplectus

Species – Schoenoplectus lacustris[c][d][e]

Bulrush familyTyphaceae

Genus – Typha

Species – Typha latifolia[f][g]

Common names - North America

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Rush familyJuncaceae

Genus – Juncus

Species – Juncus effusus

  • Common rush
  • Soft rush

Species – Juncus interior

  • Soft rush
  • Interior rush

Sedge familyCyperaceae

Genus – Schoenoplectus

Species – Schoenoplectus acutus[h]

  • Tule
  • Common tule
  • Hardstem tule
  • Tule rush
  • Hardstem bulrush
  • Viscid bulrush

Bulrush familyTyphaceae

Genus – Typha

  • Reed
  • Cattail
  • Punks

Notes

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  1. ^ Prefers water logged ground [1]
  2. ^ Used in medieval Europe for making rushlights [1]
  3. ^ Prefers shallow water [1]
  4. ^ Used for making pleated and woven products E.g baskets, mats. [1]
  5. ^ Used in medieval Europe for Rushbearing [1]
  6. ^ Prefers shallow water [2]
  7. ^ Used for flower arrangements [2]
  8. ^ The Northern Paiute people of the Carson Sink were known as the " Toi Ticutta " meaning " tule eaters " [4] [2]

Citations

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Mabey 1996, pp. 387–392.
  2. ^ a b c d Mabey 1996, p. 400.
  3. ^ "Reedmace". plantlife.org.uk. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
  4. ^ Wheat 1967, p. 0.

Sources

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