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 | | Wicks for candles known as rushlights are made from the pith of some rushes. |
 | | The wood rush (Luzula) grows on dry ground, and some species are relished by livestock. |
 | | Other plants often called rushes are the bulrush; the Dutch or scouring rush, a horsetail (Equisetum hyemale), still used in some regions for scouring; and the sweet flag, or sweet rush (Acorus calamus), of the arum family. |
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