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Photographer: Scott A. Milburn
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Family Scheuchzeriaceae
Scheuchzeria palustris L.
arrow-grass, pod-grass
Scheuchzeria: for early 18th century Swiss botanists, Johann and Johann Jacob Scheuchzer
palustris: "of marshes"
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| Status: | Native |
| Plant: | erect, perennial, 8"-16" tall forb; stems nodes with many long hairs |
| Flower: | yellow to green, 6-parted; inflorescence a 1"-4" tall a terminal cluster of stalked flowers (raceme); blooms May-June |
| Leaf: | alternate, with a prominent ligule, obvious pore on the inside of the tip, dilated sheath; grass-like blade 2"-12" long |
| Habitat: | moist; cold bogs; in sphagnum soil |
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