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Rush Family
2 species
Soft Rush - flower approx. 5 mm - no leaves - height to 1.5 m - High Park - June 2010
Order: Juncales
Family: Juncaceae (Rush family)
Genus: Juncus
Species: Effusus
Kingdom: Plantae
Class: Liliopsida
Perennial - also known as Common Rush - native to
Canada
Division: Magnoliophyta (Flowering plants)
Updated September 3 2010
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Path Rush - flower approx. 5 mm - leaves (basal) to 25 cm - height to 60 cm - Leslie Spit - June 2011
Order: Juncales
Family: Juncaceae (Rush family)
Genus: Juncus
Species: Tenuis
Kingdom: Plantae
Class: Liliopsida
Perennial - also known as Slender, Field or Poverty Rush
- grows well in compacted soil such as foot paths - native
to Canada
Division: Magnoliophyta (Flowering plants)
Updated January 1 2012
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