A Grass for id please

[Naturenutz]

Hi, this grass was growing on the edge of a footpath . Have seen it many a time in different places. Any ideas what it is ? Thanks in advance for any replies

[aeshna5]

Not a grass, but a rush- not the clearest of images, but i think Soft Rush, Juncus effusus.

Grasses, sedges + rushes are all flowering plants- even though the flowers are more subtle than most, so better to post them in main section. Non-flowering plants better for mosses, liverworts, horsetails, ferns + algae really.

[Naturenutz]

thanks for that aeshna , for some reason i always related rushes to water

[JoulesH]

yes, rushes are a great indicator for damp ground, but the 2 last very wet summers have seen them pop up in all sorts of places.

[KeenTeen17]

Originally Posted by JoulesH

yes, rushes are a great indicator for damp ground, but the 2 last very wet summers have seen them pop up in all sorts of places.

I know theres even one Soft Rush which has popped in a rockery in my garden. Its still there now