Juncaceae
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Juncaceae is a family of flowering plants, commonly known as the rush family. It consists of 7 genera and about 464 known species of slow-growing, rhizomatous, herbaceous monocotyledonous plants that
Juncus effuses
Junc diversity
Rushlight
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A rushlight is a type of candle or miniature torch formed by soaking the dried pith of the rush plant in fat or grease. For several centuries, rushlights were a common source of artificial light for p
Juncaceae
…capsule containing many seeds. The dried pith of some species of this family with continuous pith is used to make a lighting implement known as a rushlight. The common rush (Juncus effusus) is called igusa in Japanese and is used to weave the soft surface cover of tatami mats…
Rushlight fixture with a wooden base
Examples of rushlight fixtures