Juncus tenuis
Dudley's Rush · Field Rush · Path Rush · Poverty Rush
About the plant
What it is and where it grows — not part of any germination protocol.
The plant
- Habit
- perennialPlants of the World Online
- Habit
- Perennial, GraminoidPLANTS Database
- Height
- 1.5 ft45 cmPLANTS Database
- Flower
- GreenPLANTS Database
- Blooms
- Late SpringPLANTS Database
- Native range
- Alaska, Canada, lower 48 states, Puerto Rico, St. Pierre and MiquelonPLANTS Database
Growing conditions
- Sun
- Shade tolerance: MediumPLANTS Database
- Soil
- Adapted to coarse, medium, fine textured soilsPLANTS Database
- Soil pH
- 4.5-7.0PLANTS Database
- Moisture
- Moisture use: MediumPLANTS Database
- Watering
- Drought tolerance: LowPLANTS Database
Toxicity is noted only where a source states it. No note here is not a finding of safety.
Sources: Plants of the World Online — Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; PLANTS Database — USDA NRCS.
Worth knowing
- Slender rush is native to North America but has spread to Europe, Australia and parts of Asia, where it is called path rush, poverty rush or wiregrass. It is generally considered a weed. Wikipedia: Juncus tenuis
Protocol
DerivedN. C. Deno, 1998Difficulty Low
Dry storage
Duration: 1095 daysTemperature: 70°F 21°C
Sow and cover
Temperature: 70°F 21°C Light: light
about 3 years from start to sowing. Then 10 days to germinate.
90% germination in 6–10 days.
How each step is done, in Deno’s words, and what Verified and Derived mean.
Germination trials
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