Juncus effusus L.
(Soft Rush, Soft-rush)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesJuncus effusus (Soft Rush, Soft-rush)
GenusJuncus (rushes)
FamilyJUNCACEAE (rushes and wood-rushes)
OrderPOALES (grasses, sedges & rushes)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Juncus effusus (Soft Rush, Soft-rush) :
1: Juncus effusus (Soft Rush, Soft-rush)
6 Oct 2014 OSGR: SU00 50° 50’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Seeds in slime, after rain.
Image 1: Infructescence - with slimy seeds - natural backgroundImage 2: Infructescence - with slimy seeds - white backgroundImage 3: Slime from seeds - on fallen logImage 4: Slime from seeds - on fallen log (2)Image 5: Slime from seeds - close-up - enlargedImage 6: Slime from seeds - close-up - enlarged (2)
2: Juncus effusus (Soft Rush, Soft-rush)
3 Jul 2005 OSGR: SO23 51° 60’ N, 3° 10’ W Vice County: Brecon (VC 42) Wales
Image 1: Fruits - ripening - close-up - dark backgroundImage 2: Fruits - ripening - close-up - grey backgroundImage 3: Plant - in situImage 4: Plants - in situImage 5: Pith - close-up - enlarged
3: Juncus effusus (Soft Rush, Soft-rush)
3 Aug 2002 OSGR: SU56 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Image 1: Inflorescence - close-upImage 2: InflorescencesImage 3: PlantImage 4: Basal leafImage 5: Basal leaf (2)Image 6: Basal leaf - apexImage 7: Capsule - magnifiedImage 8: Capsules - magnifiedImage 9: Inflorescence - close-upImage 10: Inflorescence - enlargedImage 11: PlantImage 12: Stem - LS - enlargedImage 13: Stem - LS - magnifiedImage 14: Stem portions - magnifiedImage 15: Stems and inflorescence - close-upImage 16: Stem sections - magnifiedImage 17: Stem - TS - magnifiedImage 18: Stem - TS - magnified (2)

Juncus effusus (Soft Rush, Soft-rush) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Juncus effusus (Soft Rush, Soft-rush)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 75 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Juncus effusus (Soft Rush, Soft-rush)
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