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Soft Rush
Juncus effusus
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus
Hard RushJuncus inflexus
Spreading RushJuncus patens
Knobby ClubrushFicinia nodosa
Pylaie's Soft RushJuncus pylaei
Soft RushJuncus decipiens
soft-stemmed bulrushSchoenoplectus tabernaemontani
Round-headed ClubrushScirpoides holoschoenus
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 622,460 |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 607,208 |
| Canada | 4,549 |
| Russia | 3,595 |
| British Columbia | 2,519 |
| United Kingdom | 1,627 |
| Ontario | 1,476 |
| Washington | 1,335 |
| England | 1,322 |
| North Carolina | 1,221 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Classification
| Kingdom | Plants · Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Vascular Plants · Tracheophyta |
| Class | monocots · Liliopsida |
| Order | grasses, sedges, cattails, and allies · Poales |
| Family | Rushes and Allies · Juncaceae |
| Genus | Rushes · Juncus |
Study it in a deck
- Grasses of New Hampshire, United States
- Native Plants of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- Plants of Charleston County, South Carolina, United States
- Plants of Richmond city, Virginia, United States
- Summer Grasses of Maryland
Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Soft Rush with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.