Juncus torreyi

Torrey's Rush

The plant is one of the easier rush species to identify because of its globular flower clusters and rhizomes which have tuberous enlargements. The plant flowers from July through October and is found on wet, sandy ground, on muddy shores of ponds and sloughs, and along small streams, ditches and wet depressions of prairies and meadows.

Height 10-12 Inches

Spread 12-18 Inches

Good Companions Buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis), Blue Flag (Iris versicolor), Water Lily (Nymphaea odorata), Soft Rush (Juncus effusus), Pickerel Plant (Pontederia cordata), Lizard's Tail (Saururus cernuus)

Characteristics & Attributes

Hydrologic Designation • FACW	Root • Rhizomes	Season of Interest • Late (July-frost)
Soil Moisture • High	Special Uses • Bog	Sun Exposure • Full Sun
USFS MO Ecological Map • Mississippi Aluvial Basin • Ozark Highlands • Central Dissected Till Plain • Osage Plains