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Plant profile · Austin & Hill Country

Poverty Rush

Juncus tenuis
native · Central Texas

Poverty Rush is a grass native to Central Texas that grows 1.5 ft tall. It wants full sun or part shade and medium water. Blooms green in late spring.

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The facts

5 sources
Type
Grass
Sun
Full sun to part shade (3–6 hrs of direct sun)
Water
Medium
Height
About 1.5 ft
Bloom
Late Spring · green
Foliage
Deciduous or dies back in winter

Where it grows

7 occurrence records in Central Texas (GBIF).

Can you buy it?

Also grows here — hard to find. Native and recorded growing in Central Texas, but not on the grower stock lists we read. Sourcing varies: some are stocked widely, others you will have to hunt for.