Scheuchzeria palustris L.

• Authority

  Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.

• Family

  Scheuchzeriaceae

• Scientific Name

  Scheuchzeria palustris L.

• Description

  Species Description - Stems 2–4 dm; lvs with conspicuously dilated sheath, the basal ones clustered, the cauline 1–3, well separated; lf-blades erect, 5–30 cm × 1–3 mm; racemes 3–10 cm, the lowest bract foliaceous, the second with small or no blade, the others reduced to small sheaths; tep lance-ovate, 2–3 mm; fr 6–8 mm; 2n=22. Cold Sphagnum-bogs; circumboreal, in Amer. s. to N.J., Pa., Ind., Io., and Calif. Late spring.

• Common Names

  pod-grass