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Pacific Rush

Juncus effusus

bunches of soft rush growing in standing water

Photo Credit: Richard Gardner, Bugwood.org

whole soft rush plant

Photo Credit: Joseph M. DiTomaso, University of California - Davis, Bugwood.org

inflorescence of soft rush

Photo Credit: Richard Gardner, Bugwood.org

Plant Description

Plant Details

Life Forms	Grass or Grass-like
Habitats	Abandoned fields Aquatic Disturbed sites Ditches Emergent Farm fields Floodplains Forest edges Gardens Grasslands Lakes Little Habitats Marshes Meadows Parklands Pastures Ponds Residential yards Riparian areas Rivers Roadsides Seeps Streams Swamps Waterways Wet prairies Wetlands
Soil and Moisture Conditions	Moist to wet Poorly drained Seasonally flooded soil
Special Uses	Attracts birds Attracts pollinators and or other beneficial insects Erosion control Evergreen Forage/grazing Herbaceous Perennial Provides soil stabilization Provides wildlife habitat Restoration/revegetation
Shade Preference	Full shade Full sun Part shade
Mature Height	4'

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