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Scheuchzeria palustris ( Rannoch-rush, or pod grass), is a flowering plant in the family Scheuchzeriaceae, in which there is only one species and Scheuchzeria is the only genus. In the APG II system it is placed in the order Alismatales of the monocots.L. Watson and M. J. Dallwitz (1992 onwards). The families of flowering plants: Scheuchzeriaceae
It has a creeping rhizome clothed in papery, straw coloured remains of old leaf bases.
The are greenish-yellow, 4–6 mm diameter, with six . They have an inflated sheathing base, 6 stamens and 3 carpels. It flowers from June until AugustFlora of NW Europe: Scheuchzeria palustrisFlora of North America: Scheuchzeria palustrisJepson Flora Project: Scheuchzeria palustris
There are two subspecies, not considered distinct by all authorities:USDA Plants Profile: Scheuchzeria palustris
The English name refers to its occurrence on Rannoch Moor in central Scotland, the first site in Great Britain the species was known from, and only one where it currently occurs; it is extinction at a few other wetland sites further south in Britain, being found in pools and wet hollows of ancient undisturbed Sphagnum bogs.Joint Nature Conservation Committee Rannoch MoorWildassociates: Scheuchzeria
Etymology
The genus is named after Johann Jakob Scheuchzer, a Switzerland naturalist, and his brother, Johann Gaspar Scheuchzer.Helmut Genaust (1983): Etymologisches Wörterbuch der botanischen Pflanzennamen, 2. Auflage. Birkhäuser Verlag - The species name is from the Latin for a swamp.
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