Juncus tenuis
naturalizedJuncaceae

Juncus tenuis

Slender Path Rush

Naturalized (non-native)non-native

Introduced and now reproducing on its own in the wild.

Juncus tenuis, the slender rush, is a clump-forming, round-stemmed perennial in the Juncaceae (rush family). Slender rush grows to be between 15 and 60 cm tall. Generally considered a weed, it is rarely sold by retailers as a household container plant. Where it is introduced, it is colloquially called path rush, field rush, slender yard rush, poverty rush or wiregrass.

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Seasonality

Only 1 phenology-annotated observation exist for this species in Hawaiʻi — too few to describe a season. No window is inferred.

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Where documented · 34 ahupuaʻa
documented occurrences · iNaturalist + GBIF · iNaturalist 64 · GBIF 53 records