Rushes occur mainly but not solely on poorly drained soils of low pH.
Infestations often arise in disturbed areas of pasture or where the sward is weak. Rushes are a particular problem when poor pasture is ploughed for cropping as happened during World Wars 1 and 2.
Some species have a spreading habit others are tuft forming like Field Wood Rush. Only a few of the British species are of importance as weeds and in many other situations rushesare valuable constituents of the natural vegetation.
A compact, loosely tufted plant with leaves that have soft long hairs,unlike the other rushes. It forms stands of coarse tufts which are very noticeable in a fine lawn.
It spreads by side shoots as well as by seed. When it is not
flowering, the plant resembles a grass.
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