Top native common rush
34 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Toad Rush
Juncus bufonius
caterpillars
10
food
24
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Soft Rush
Juncus effusus
caterpillars
9
hosts
1
food
31
flowers
4
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Slender Path Rush
Juncus tenuis
caterpillars
9
food
27
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Thread Rush
Juncus filiformis
caterpillars
9
food
21
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Saltmeadow Rush
Juncus gerardi
caterpillars
9
food
17
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Dudley's Rush
Juncus dudleyi
caterpillars
9
food
16
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Pylaie's Soft Rush
Juncus pylaei
caterpillars
9
food
13
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Forked Rush
Juncus dichotomus
caterpillars
9
food
13
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Secund Rush
Juncus secundus
caterpillars
9
food
13
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Greater Poverty Rush
Juncus anthelatus
caterpillars
9
food
12
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Greene's Rush
Juncus greenei
caterpillars
8
food
13
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Baltic Rush
Juncus balticus
caterpillars
6
food
18
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Spreading Rush
Juncus patens
caterpillars
6
food
15
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Inland Rush
Juncus interior
caterpillars
6
food
13
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Parry's Rush
Juncus parryi
caterpillars
6
food
12
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Drummond's Rush
Juncus drummondii
caterpillars
6
food
11
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Arctic Rush
Juncus arcticus
caterpillars
5
food
16
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Leathery Rush
Juncus coriaceus
caterpillars
5
food
11
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Western Rush
Juncus occidentalis
caterpillars
5
food
11
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Colorado Rush
Juncus confusus
caterpillars
5
food
9
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Pennsylvania Rush
Juncus gymnocarpus
caterpillars
4
food
11
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Salt Rush
Juncus breweri
caterpillars
4
food
10
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Vasey's Rush
Juncus vaseyi
caterpillars
4
food
9
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Hall's Rush
Juncus hallii
caterpillars
4
food
8
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Western Toad Rush
Juncus amuricus
caterpillars
4
food
7
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Lamp Rush
Juncus hesperius
caterpillars
3
food
7
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Shiny Rush
Juncus laccatus
caterpillars
3
food
7
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San Francisco Rush
Juncus lesueurii
caterpillars
3
food
5
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Basket Rush
Juncus textilis
caterpillars
3
food
5
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Clustered Toad Rush
Juncus ranarius
caterpillars
3
food
5
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Flatrock Rush
Juncus georgianus
caterpillars
2
food
7
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Shortleaved Rush
Juncus brachyphyllus
caterpillars
2
food
5
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Klamath Rush
Juncus exiguus
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Haenke's Rush
Juncus haenkei