softstem rushes

Noun

softstem rush (plural softstem rushes)

1. A plant of the species Juncus effusus, a type of true rush found worldwide.
   • Toe cover that develops is usually broad-leaved cattail, softstem rush (Juncus effusus), wool-grass (Scirpus eriophorum), switch-cane (Arundinaria tecta) and plume-grass (Erianthus spp.).1947, Southeastern Association of Game and Fish Commissioners, Proceedings of the Southeastern Association of Game and Fish Commissioners, page 90

   Synonyms:

   soft rush, common rush, lamp rush, bog rush

2. A plant of the species Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani, a type of bulrush or sedge native to the northern hemisphere.
   • For the large rectangular mat, the bulrush or rush, as Scirpus validus Vahl., is concurred in by Densmore (1928, pp. 293, 295, 378), Gilmore (1933, p. 124), Kinietz and Jones (1942, p. 525), and Smith (1932, p. 418). In contrast to this soft-stem rush, the hard-stem variety, Scirpus acutus Muhl....1963, Karen Daniels Petersen, Chippewa Mat-weaving Techniques, U.S. Government Printing Office

   Synonyms:

   softstem bulrush, great bulrush, grey club-rush, Scirpus validus