Oklahoma State University Stillwater, OK | |
Oklahoma Alfalfa |
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Slender Rush |
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COMMON NAME: | Slender Rush |
SCIENTIFIC NAME: | Juncus tenuis Willd. |
TYPE: | Simple Winter Perennial, Monocot |
DESCRIPTION | |
Germination: | From September to November. |
Reproduction: | By seed in early summer. |
Stems: | Round, slender, hollow, not jointed, dark green. |
Leaves: | Very narrow, glass-like, mostly at base of plant. |
Flowers/ Inflorescence: |
Flowers small, greenish brown, with 6 scale-like bracts. |
Fruit: | Small, brown seed, about 1/8 inch long with cross wrinkles. |
FOUND: |
Throughout the state in low wet areas, very seldom a problem in alfalfa. |
CONTROL: |
No herbicide available for control. |
In Alfalfa | Plant | Leaf | Plant |
Seed Head |
Additional Slender Rush Images |
Jim Stritzke Former Alfalfa Weed Control Specialist Department of Plant and Soil Sciences Oklahoma State University |