Juncus tenuis Willd.

Rush

Description:

·        A slender plant 20-40 cm tall

·        Leaves are 1-3 cm wide about half the length of the stem and borne below the middle

·        Inflorescence has spreading branches, each with flowers arranged along one side

·        Leaf sheath had a papery projection for 1 mm or more above base of plant

Habitat:

·        Fields

·        Roadsides

·        Open thickets

Distribution:

·        Scattered throughout