Hard Rush - Juncus inflexus
Description
This is one of commonest rushes, up to 1m tall, with short matted rhizomes and large tufts of stiffly erect grey-green stems, each with 12 to 18 prominent longitudinal ridges outside, and an interrupted spongy pith inside. Inflorescence apparently lateral, very loosely branched.
Identification difficulty

Habitat
Damp grassland and marshy areas.
When to see it
June to August.
Life History
Perennial.
UK Status
Generally quite common in England and Wales becoming much rarer in northern Scotland.
VC55 Status
Very common in Leicestershire and Rutland. In the 1979 Flora survey of Leicestershire it was found in 576 of the 617 tetrads.
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