Saltmarsh Rush
Saltmarsh rush or salt marsh rush is a common name for several plants and may refer to: *''Juncus gerardii'', native to the Northern North America and Europe *''Juncus kraussii'', native to the Southern hemisphere *''Juncus roemerianus ''Juncus roemerianus'' is a species of flowering plant in the rush family known by the common names black rush, needlerush, and black needlerush. It is native to North America, where its main distribution lies along the coastline of the southeas ...

Juncus Gerardii
''Juncus gerardii'', commonly known as blackgrass, black needle rush or saltmarsh rush, is a flowering plant in the rush family Juncaceae. Distribution ''Juncus gerardii'' is mainly a coastal species, occurring at the high tide mark on the Mediterranean, Atlantic, Baltic and Black sea shorelines of Europe and the east coast of North America ''Juncus gerardii'' is one of the many species identified by Eric Hultén as amphi-Atlantic plants, meaning that they have a disjunct distribution on both sides of the Atlantic, but are absent on the Pacific side of the globe. It also occurs inland in parts of eastern Europe, west and central Asia, particularly on saline soils. In North America it occurs along the shorelines of areas once flooded by the sea, and as a weed along railway lines, for example in Minnesota. In Indiana, it is the only ''Juncus'' species found in the Tipton Till Plain, a Till Plain Till plains are an extensive flat plain of glacial till that forms when a sheet of i ...
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Juncus Kraussii
''Juncus kraussii'' commonly known as salt marsh rush, sea rush, jointed rush, matting rush or dune slack rush, is of the monocot family Juncaceae and genus Juncus. It grows in salt marshes, estuarine and coastal areas. This species is ideal as a stabiliser in estuary banks and riparian zones that adjoin developed areas; it prevents erosion and also provides an excellent fibre for weaving. The plant is named after a German naturalist and museum curator, Christian Krauss, who travelled to South Africa. Description This species is a tussock shaped perennial with many rhizomes. The leaves are tough, straw shaped and spine-tipped that grow to be - in length with a golden brown or shiny black sheath. The inflorescences or flowers of ''J. kraussii'' are reddish brown to purplish brown in colour, - in length and are clustered toward the end of the stem. The flowers occur clusters of three to six and flowering occurs in Summer between October and January. Distribution a ...
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