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.
Graham CalowWitherley15 July 2015stems with visible ridges
David NichollsCharity Fields, Desford25 June 2013
David NichollsCloud Wood24 June 2011 Fosse Marshes Sapcote SP 4941 9202 (taken 23.6.2006)..JPG)
Graham CalowMarsh near Old Fosse, Sapcote23 June 2006
Graham CalowStanton Lakes13 June 2013specimen examined
 Fosse Marshes Sapcote SP 4941 9202 (taken 23.6.2006)..JPG)
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Barbara CooperLong Clawson24 June 2012
Ron.stevensBroughton Astley24 June 2011
Graham CalowMarsh nr Old Fosse, Sapcote23 June 2006ridged stem
Graham CalowStanton Lakes13 June 2013specimen examined
HAPeacockAylestone Meadows12 July 2012
