Soft Rush (Juncus effusus) (16/06/2021) West Mill Lane, Small Dole, Henfield (near pond). Note the smooth stem - Hard Rush instead has grey-green, thinner stems with marked grooves. Also Hard Rush flowers are brown (Soft Rush only turns brown when in fruit).
Soft Rush (Juncus effusus) (16/06/2021) West Mill Lane, Small Dole, Henfield (near pond). Younger flowers mingled with older ones (the young ones are more green).
Soft Rush (Juncus effusus) (03/07/2021) West Mill Lane, Small Dole, Henfield (near pond). Hard Rush, conversely, has flowers in a looser bunch and are brown. These are a young bunch of flowers before they take on a brownish hue.
Soft Rush (Juncus effusus) (03/07/2021) West Mill Lane, Small Dole, Henfield (near pond). Flowerheads can be quite loosely branched as here, or more compact.
Soft Rush (Juncus effusus) (17/07/2021) Field leading to Horton Wood, Small Dole, Henfield. A clump of it here.
Soft Rush (Juncus effusus) (16/06/2021) West Mill Lane, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex (near pond). Emerging flowers. Note the smooth stem - Hard Rush instead has a ridged and narrower stem.
Soft Rush (Juncus effusus) (16/06/2021) West Mill Lane, Small Dole, Henfield (near pond). Has thin, strap-shaped, leaves.
Soft Rush (Juncus effusus) (17/07/2021) Field leading to Horton Wood, Small Dole, Henfield. Starting to turn to fruit.
Soft Rush (Juncus effusus) (06/09/2021) Field leading to Horton Wood, Small Dole, Henfield. The fruits.
Soft Rush (Juncus effusus) (12/07/2020) Field leading to Horton Wood, Small Dole, Henfield. Has thin leaves.
