compact rush
juncus conglomeratus latin

Juncus conglomeratus, known commonly as Compact Rush, is a species of rush.

The main flora present in this part of the site are purple moor-grass, cross-leaved heath, degenerate heather, heath rush, compact rush, green-ribbed sedge and crowberry.

The larvae feed on the seeds of Juncus articulatus, Juncus effusus, Juncus inflexus, Juncus subnodulosus, Juncus acutiflorus and Juncus conglomeratus.

They are often found with Juncus articulatus, Juncus conglomeratus, Lotus pedunculatus, Mentha aquatica (water mint), Molinia caerulea(Purple Moor Grass), Potentilla erecta, Pulicaria dysenterica, and Salix cinerea.