Juncus maritimus

Juncus maritimus, known as the sea rush, is a species of rush that grows on coastlines.^[1] It is sometimes considered conspecific with Juncus kraussii.^[2] It has a wide distribution across the western Palearctic realm (all of Europe, western Asia and the Maghreb).^[3][4]

Juncus maritimus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Juncaceae
Genus:	Juncus
Species:	J. maritimus
Binomial name
Juncus maritimus Lam.

According to Edward Catich the ancient Egyptians used Juncus maritimus as a brush for writing. He describes the process of making one: “the end of which [the rush] was cut at a slant and its fibers split by chewing to produce a small chisel-shaped ‘brush‘.”.^[5]