Scheuchzeria

Scheuchzeria
Scheuchzeria palustris - flowering
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Alismatales
Family: Scheuchzeriaceae
F.Rudolphi
Genus: Scheuchzeria
L.
Species:
S. palustris
Binomial name
Scheuchzeria palustris
Synonyms
  • Papillaria Dulac, nom. illeg.
  • Telmatophila Ehrh.
  • Papillaria palustris (L.) Dulac
  • Scheuchzeria americana (Fernald) G.N.Jones
  • Scheuchzeria asiatica Miq.
  • Scheuchzeria generalis E.H.L.Krause
  • Scheuchzeria palustris var. americana Fernald
  • Scheuchzeria palustris subsp. americana (Fernald) Hultén
  • Scheuchzeria paniculata Gilib., opus utique oppr.

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.