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Poverty Rush
( Juncus tenuis )
Juncus tenuis
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About Poverty Rush (Juncus tenuis)
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Juncus tenuis
, the slender rush, is a clump-forming, round-stemmed perennial in the Juncaceae (rush family). Slender rush grows to be between 15 and 60 cm tall. Generally considered a weed, it is rarely sold by retailers as a household container plant. Where it is introduced, it is colloquially called path rush, field rush, slender yard rush, poverty rush or wiregrass. The leaves of the plant all come from the base and are not nearly as tall as the stems. The stems are partly covered by sheaths, and have the most distinctive characteristic of the plant on them: clusters or cymes at the top. These cymes consist of branches that have small egg-shaped seed capsules at the end of them. The seeds split into three parts when they become ripe. The plant also spreads via rhizomous root growth. Slender rush grows in landscapes, crops, roadsides, and all types of fields. It can grow on both wet and dry sites, in soils consisting mainly of sand or clay. Because of its high tolerance of compacted soils, it can outcompete other plant species in such places, hence the name "path rush". It is native throughout all fifty states of USA, most of Canada, and parts of northern Europe.
Plant Description
Plant Type
Grasses
Size
0.49 - 2 ft tall
Form
Upright
Growth Rate
Slow
Flower Color
Green
Flowering Season
Spring
Wildlife Supported
Butterflies & moths hosted ( 7
likely
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Streaked Coleophora Moth
Coleophora cratipennella
Coleophora cratipennella
*
Red Swordgrass Moth
Xylena nupera
Xylena nupera
*
Yellow-Collared Scape Moth
Cisseps fulvicollis
Cisseps fulvicollis
*
Javelin Moth
Bactra verutana
Bactra verutana
*
Mottled Marble
Bactra furfurana
Bactra furfurana
*
Thopeutis forbesellus
Thopeutis forbesellus
*
Yellow Sedge Borer
Capsula subflava
Capsula subflava
Landscaping Information
Sun
Full Sun
Moisture
Moderate - High
Nurseries
Carried by 6
Soil Drainage
Fast, Medium, Slow
Soil Description
Tolerant of a variety of garden soils as long as sufficient moisture is available
Common uses
Deer Resistant
Sunset Zones
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4*, 5*, 6*, 7*, 8, 9, 14*, 15*, 16*, 17*, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22*, 23*, 24*
Natural Setting
Site Type
Moist places
Climate
Annual Precipitation: 11.9" - 102.9", Summer Precipitation: 0.16" - 3.44", Coldest Month: 27.8" - 55.1", Hottest Month: 55.4" - 79.6", Humidity: 0.44" - 27.32", Elevation: 9" - 7883"
Alternative Names
Common Names
: Field Rush, Path Rush, Slender Rush, Slender Yard Rush, Wiregrass
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Sources include:
Wikipedia
. All text shown in the "About" section of these pages is available under the
Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License
. Plant observation data provided by the participants of the
California Consortia of Herbaria
, Sunset information provided by
Jepson Flora Project
. Propogation from seed information provided by the
Santa Barbara Botanical Garden
from "Seed Propagation of Native California Plants" by Dara E. Emery. Sources of plant photos include
CalPhotos
,
Wikimedia Commons
, and independent plant photographers who have agreed to share their images with Calscape. Other general sources of information include
Calflora
,
CNPS Manual of Vegetation Online
,
Jepson Flora Project
,
Las Pilitas
,
Theodore Payne
,
Tree of Life
,
The Xerces Society
, and information provided by CNPS volunteer editors, with special thanks to Don Rideout. Climate data used in creation of plant range maps is from
PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University
, using 30 year (1981-2010) annual "normals" at an 800 meter spatial resolution.
Links:
Jepson eFlora Taxon Page
CalPhotos
Wikipedia
Calflora
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