Pod Grass Scheuchzeria palustris
Other Common Name(s):
- Phonetic Spelling
- shu-ZEE-ree-ah pah-LUS-triss
- Description
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Rannooch-rush is a flowering plant in the Scheuchzeriaceae family. It is the only species and genus in this family. It is found in boggy swampy areas all over the northern hemisphere of the world. Though it is sometimes called pod-grass it is not a member of the grass family (Poaceae). It is easily missed as it is not a showy plant but can be identified through its tri-capsuled fruits or its small open holes at the tip of each leaf.
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Scheuchzeria
- Species:
- palustris
- Family:
- Scheuchzeriaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Perennial
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- Temperate northern hemisphere
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Ornamental Grasses and Sedges
- Perennial
- Habit/Form:
- Arching
- Ascending
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Cultural Conditions:
- Available Space To Plant:
- Less than 12 inches
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Fruit:
- Fruit Color:
- Gold/Yellow
- Green
- Fruit Type:
- Capsule
- Fruit Length:
- < 1 inch
- Fruit Description:
- Three parted capsules with two seeds each green maturing to yellow 1/4" long. Seeds are elliptic, and dark brown 4 mm long.
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Cream/Tan
- Purple/Lavender
- White
- Flower Inflorescence:
- Raceme
- Flower Petals:
- 6 petals/rays
- Tepals
- Flower Size:
- < 1 inch
- Flower Description:
- 1/4" wide 3 to 6 stalked flowers with six tepals each on a raceme alternately arranged on a stem. Flowers are purple brown to creamy white in color.
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Leaves:
- Leaf Color:
- Green
- Leaf Type:
- Simple
- Leaf Shape:
- Linear
- Leaf Margin:
- Entire
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Length:
- > 6 inches
- Leaf Width:
- < 1 inch
- Leaf Description:
- Grass-like leaves smooth margins, no hairs, stalkless and an open hole at the end. Lower leaves can reach a length of 16" and width of 1/8" but get smaller as they ascend the stems. Leaf bases sheath the stem and have a membrane where it meets the blade
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
