Generally considered a weed, it is rarely sold by retailers as a household container plant.

The stems are partly covered by sheaths, and have the most distinctive characteristic of the plant on them: clusters or cymes at the top.

Slender rush grows in landscapes, crops, roadsides, and all types of fields.

It can grow on both wet and dry sites, in soils consisting mainly of sand or clay.

Because of its high tolerance of compacted soils, it can outcompete other plant species in such places, hence the name "path rush".