Compact Rush - Juncus conglomeratus

Description

An erect plant with a dull green stem bearing 12 to 30 strong longitudinal ridges. Inflorescence always compact and dark red brown.

Similar Species

A form of Juncus effusus has a compact inflorescence

Identification difficulty
ID guidance

Stems strongly ridged, but less so than hard-rush, and not greyish; inflorescence compact

Recording advice

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Habitat

Damp grassland, marshes, bogs and wet open woods.

When to see it

June to August.

Life History

Perennial.

UK Status

Fairly common throughout Britain.

VC55 Status

Fairly common in Leicestershire and Rutland. In the 1979 Flora survey of Leicestershire it was found in 278 of the 617 tetrads.

Leicestershire & Rutland Map

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Species profile

Common names
Compact Rush
Species group:
Grasses, Rushes & Sedges
Kingdom:
Plantae
Order:
Poales
Family:
Juncaceae
Records on NatureSpot:
99
First record:
01/01/1979 (Patricia Evans)
Last record:
21/06/2023 (Nicholls, David)

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