Common names for "rush" are usually related to a particular genus from a botanical family, for example: Rush family: Juncaceae Sedge family: Cyperaceae Bulrush family: Typhaceae
Common names - British Isles
Rush family – Juncaceae
Genus – Juncus
Species – Juncus effusus Common rush Soft rush
Sedge family – Cyperaceae
Genus – Schoenoplectus
Species – Schoenoplectus lacustris Common club-rush Bulrush Rush
Bulrush family – Typhaceae
Genus – Typha
Species – Typha latifolia Bulrush Reedmace
Common names - North America Rush family – Juncaceae
Genus – Juncus
Species – Juncus effusus Common rush Soft rush
Species – Juncus interior Soft rush Interior rush
Sedge family – Cyperaceae
Genus – Schoenoplectus
Species – Schoenoplectus acutus Tule Common tule Hardstem tule Tule rush Hardstem bulrush Viscid bulrush
Bulrush family – Typhaceae
Genus – Typha Reed Cattail Punks
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