Juncaceae

True rushes are easily distinguished from grasses and sedges, with which they are sometimes confused, by the presence of a true perianth of 6 tepals and a 3–many-seeded capsule rather than a 1-seeded grain or achene.

1. Foliage completely glabrous; capsules usually many-seeded.

Juncus

1. Foliage ± hairy, at least toward summit of sheaths; capsules 3-seeded.

Luzula

All species found in Juncaceae

Juncus acuminatusSHARP-FRUITED RUSH 
Juncus alpinoarticulatusRUSH 
Juncus anthelatusLARGE PATH RUSH 
Juncus articulatusJOINTED RUSH 
Juncus balticusRUSH 
Juncus biflorusTWO-FLOWERED RUSH 
Juncus brachycarpusSHORT-FRUITED RUSH 
Juncus brachycephalusRUSH 
Juncus brevicaudatusRUSH 
Juncus bufoniusTOAD RUSH 
Juncus canadensisCANADIAN RUSH 
Juncus compressusRUSH 
Juncus dichotomusFORKED RUSH 
Juncus dudleyiDUDLEY'S RUSH 
Juncus effususSOFT-STEMMED RUSH 
Juncus ensifoliusDAGGER-LEAF RUSH 
Juncus filiformisRUSH 
Juncus gerardiiBLACK-GRASS 
Juncus greeneiGREENE'S RUSH 
Juncus inflexusRUSH 
Juncus marginatusGRASS-LEAVED RUSH 
Juncus militarisSOLDIER RUSH 
Juncus nodosusJOINT RUSH 
Juncus pelocarpusBROWN-FRUITED RUSH 
Juncus pylaeiPYLAIE'S SOFT RUSH 
Juncus ranariusFROG RUSH 
Juncus scirpoidesROUND-HEADED RUSH 
Juncus stygiusMOOR RUSH 
Juncus tenuisPATH RUSH 
Juncus torreyiTORREY'S RUSH 
Juncus validusROUNDHEAD RUSH 
Juncus vaseyiVASEY'S RUSH 
Luzula acuminataHAIRY WOOD RUSH 
Luzula luzuloidesWHITE WOOD RUSH 
Luzula multifloraCOMMON WOOD RUSH 
Luzula pallidulaEURASIAN WOODRUSH 
Luzula parvifloraSMALL-FLOWERED WOOD RUSH 

Citation:

MICHIGAN FLORA ONLINE. A. A. Reznicek, E. G. Voss, & B. S. Walters. February 2011. University of Michigan. Web. January 16, 2022. https://michiganflora.net/family.aspx?id=JUNCACEAE.