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PLANTS

Field rush

Juncus tenuis

Plants
NativeHerbPerennialGreen flowers
Field rush, photo 1 of 5
Field rush, In flower
Field rush, In fruit
46 cmHeight

Perennial herbaceous plant reaching 46 cm. Grows in fields and in forests.

There are 368 observations of Field rush in Québec, mostly in Estrie, Capitale-Nationale and Côte-Nord, and it has been reported in every region. They peak in July and become rare from November to May.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Estrie46
  2. Capitale-Nationale45
  3. Côte-Nord40
  4. Laurentides38
  5. Montérégie32
  6. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean30
  7. Abitibi-Témiscamingue25
  8. Chaudière-Appalaches21
  9. Bas-Saint-Laurent21
  10. Outaouais18
  11. Lanaudière11
  12. Nord-du-Québec9
  13. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine8
  14. Montréal8
  15. Centre-du-Québec7
  16. Mauricie6
  17. Laval3

Habitat

ForestMario Hains
FieldsMario Hains

Similar species

Roundfruit rushJuncus compressus
Toad rushJuncus bufonius
Common rushJuncus effusus
Dudley's rushJuncus dudleyi
Thread rushJuncus filiformis
Jointed rushJuncus articulatus
Saltmarsh rushJuncus gerardi
Oakforest woodrushLuzula luzuloides
Greater poverty rushJuncus anthelatus
Common woodrushLuzula multiflora
Lopsided rushJuncus secundus
Baltic rushJuncus balticus