List of plants known as rush explained

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

• Rush family: Juncaceae
• Sedge family: Cyperaceae
• Bulrush family: Typhaceae

Common names - British Isles

Rush family – Juncaceae

Genus – Juncus

Species – Juncus effusus

• Common rush
• Soft rush

Sedge family – Cyperaceae

Genus – Schoenoplectus

Species – Schoenoplectus lacustris

• Common club-rush
• Bulrush
• Rush

Bulrush family – Typhaceae

Genus – Typha

Species – Typha latifolia

• Bulrush
• Reedmace^[1]

Common names - North America

Rush family – Juncaceae

Genus – Juncus

Species – Juncus effusus

• Common rush
• Soft rush

Species – Juncus interior

• Soft rush
• Interior rush

Sedge family – Cyperaceae

Genus – Schoenoplectus

Species – Schoenoplectus acutus

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

Bulrush family – Typhaceae

Genus – Typha

• Reed
• Cattail
• Punks

Sources

Books

• Book: Mabey. Richard. Flora Britannica. 1996 . . 1-85619-377-2 .
• Book: Wheat. Margaret. Survival Arts of the Paiute people . 1967 .

External links

• Plantlife Plantlife is a British conservation charity

Notes and References

1. Web site: Reedmace. plantlife.org.uk . 1 May 2022.