List of plants known as rush
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
Common rush ( Juncus effusus )
Common club-rush
Rush family – Juncaceae
Genus – Juncus
Species – Juncus effusus[lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 2]
Sedge family – Cyperaceae
Genus – Schoenoplectus
Species – Schoenoplectus lacustris[lower-alpha 3][lower-alpha 4][lower-alpha 5]
Bulrush family – Typhaceae
Genus – Typha
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[lower-alpha 8]
- Tule
- Common tule
- Hardstem tule
- Tule rush
- Hardstem bulrush
- Viscid bulrush
Bulrush family – Typhaceae
Genus – Typha
- Reed
- Cattail
- Punks
Notes
- Prefers water logged ground [1]
- Used in medieval Europe for making rushlights [1]
- Prefers shallow water [1]
- Used for making pleated and woven products E.g baskets, mats. [1]
- Used in medieval Europe for Rushbearing [1]
- Prefers shallow water [2]
- Used for flower arrangements [2]
- The Northern Paiute people of the Carson Sink were known as the " Toi Ticutta " meaning " tule eaters " [4] [2]
Citations
- Mabey 1996, pp. 387–392.
- Mabey 1996, p. 400.
- "Reedmace". plantlife.org.uk. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
- Wheat 1967, p. 0.
Sources
Books
- Mabey, Richard (1996). Flora Britannica. Sinclair-Stevenson. ISBN 1-85619-377-2.
- Wheat, Margaret (1967). Survival Arts of the Paiute people .
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