Common names for "rush" are usually related to a particular genus from a botanical family, for example:
Rush family – Juncaceae
Genus – Juncus
Species – Juncus effusus [a] [b]
Sedge family – Cyperaceae
Genus – Schoenoplectus
Species – Schoenoplectus lacustris [c] [d] [e]
Bulrush family – Typhaceae
Genus – Typha
Species – Typha latifolia [f] [g]
Rush family – Juncaceae
Genus – Juncus
Species – Juncus effusus
Species – Juncus interior
Sedge family – Cyperaceae
Genus – Schoenoplectus
Species – Schoenoplectus acutus [h]
Bulrush family – Typhaceae
Genus – Typha
Common names for "rush" are usually related to a particular genus from a botanical family, for example:
Rush family – Juncaceae
Genus – Juncus
Species – Juncus effusus [a] [b]
Sedge family – Cyperaceae
Genus – Schoenoplectus
Species – Schoenoplectus lacustris [c] [d] [e]
Bulrush family – Typhaceae
Genus – Typha
Species – Typha latifolia [f] [g]
Rush family – Juncaceae
Genus – Juncus
Species – Juncus effusus
Species – Juncus interior
Sedge family – Cyperaceae
Genus – Schoenoplectus
Species – Schoenoplectus acutus [h]
Bulrush family – Typhaceae
Genus – Typha