Canadian Rush

Juncus canadensis J. Gay ex Laharpe

Rush family

Plant Type

Graminoid

Life Cycle

Perennial

Mature Height

3.2 feet

Spread

3.0 feet

Flower Color

Green

Bloom Time

Mid Summer

Growing Conditions

Light

Shade Tolerance Intermediate

Water

Water Use Medium

Drought Tolerance None

Flood Tolerance High

Soil

Soil Types Clay, Loam, Sand

CaCO3 Tolerance None

Fertility Need Low

Stress Tolerance

Fire Tolerance High

Salt Tolerance Medium

Climate

pH Range 4.5 – 5.9

Frost-Free Days 80 days

Precipitation 28 – 60 in

Ecosystem & Wildlife

Pollinators Larval Host (Moth); Wind

Larval Host Coleophora bispinatella, Coleophora sexdentatella

Fall Color No

Evergreen No

Native Range

USA: Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin
CAN: Newfoundland, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward I., Québec

Regional Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N), SPM (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.