Scheuchzeria palustrisL.

Rannoch-rush

WFO wfo-0000770094 Accepted WFO 2026-06 8 photographs CC0 / CC BY / CC BY-SA

Plate 1 figs. a–h · 8 separate observations

Scheuchzeria palustris, photographed by Станислав Чуванов
fig. a Станислав Чуванов, CC BY 4.0 / 2021-10-02 / obs. 161071127
Scheuchzeria palustris, photographed by Bruce Slater
fig. b Bruce Slater, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 153683158
Scheuchzeria palustris, photographed by Tomas Pocius
fig. c Tomas Pocius, CC0 1.0 / obs. 149005095
Scheuchzeria palustris, photographed by Tomas Pocius
fig. d Tomas Pocius, CC0 1.0 / obs. 145908200
Scheuchzeria palustris, photographed by Tomas Pocius
fig. e Tomas Pocius, CC0 1.0 / obs. 143786932
Scheuchzeria palustris, photographed by Old Goat
fig. f Old Goat, CC BY-SA 4.0 / obs. 142510436
Scheuchzeria palustris, photographed by evgeniq_benihanov
fig. g evgeniq_benihanov, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 125857194
Scheuchzeria palustris, photographed by Howard Williams
fig. h Howard Williams, CC BY-SA 4.0 / obs. 95735574

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Native range 84 botanical countries

Regions where Scheuchzeria palustris is native: Altay, Amur, Buryatiya, China North-Central, China South-Central, Chita, Inner Mongolia, Irkutsk, Japan, Kamchatka, Khabarovsk, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Kuril Is., Manchuria, Mongolia, Primorye, Qinghai, Sakhalin, Transcaucasus, Tuva, West Siberia, Yakutiya, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Central European Russia, Czechia-Slovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Netherlands, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Norway, NW. Balkan Pen., Poland, Romania, South European Russia, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, Alaska, Alberta, British Columbia, California, Connecticut, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Labrador, Maine, Manitoba, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Newfoundland, North Dakota, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Québec, Rhode I., Saskatchewan, Vermont, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Yukon AltayAmurBuryatiyaChina North-CentralChina South-CentralChitaInner MongoliaIrkutskJapanKamchatkaKhabarovskKrasnoyarskManchuriaMongoliaPrimoryeQinghaiSakhalinTranscaucasusTuvaWest SiberiaYakutiyaAustriaBaltic StatesBelarusBelgiumCentral European RussiaCzechia-SlovakiaDenmarkEast European RussiaFinlandFranceGermanyItalyNetherlandsNorth European RussiaNorthwest European RussiaNorwayNW. Balkan Pen.PolandRomaniaSouth European RussiaSwedenSwitzerlandUkraineAlaskaAlbertaBritish ColumbiaCaliforniaConnecticutIdahoIllinoisIndianaIowaLabradorMaineManitobaMassachusettsMichiganMinnesotaMontanaNew BrunswickNew HampshireNew JerseyNew YorkNewfoundlandNorth DakotaNorthwest TerritoriesNova ScotiaNunavutOhioOntarioOregonPennsylvaniaQuébecSaskatchewanVermontWashingtonWest VirginiaWisconsinYukon KoreaRhode I.
Native distribution of Scheuchzeria palustris, after Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants. Introduced, extinct and doubtful records are excluded, so this is where the plant is from, not everywhere it now grows. Regions too small to draw at this scale are marked with a dot.
RegionTDWG codeContinent
Alaska ASK NORTHERN AMERICA
Alberta ABT
British Columbia BRC
California CAL
Connecticut CNT
Idaho IDA
Illinois ILL
Indiana INI
Iowa IOW
Labrador LAB
Maine MAI
Manitoba MAN
Massachusetts MAS
Michigan MIC
Minnesota MIN
Montana MNT
New Brunswick NBR
New Hampshire NWH
New Jersey NWJ
New York NWY
Newfoundland NFL
North Dakota NDA
Northwest Territories NWT
Nova Scotia NSC
Nunavut NUN
Ohio OHI
Ontario ONT
Oregon ORE
Pennsylvania PEN
Québec QUE
Rhode I. RHO
Saskatchewan SAS
Vermont VER
Washington WAS
West Virginia WVA
Wisconsin WIS
Yukon YUK
Austria AUT EUROPE
Baltic States BLT
Belarus BLR
Belgium BGM
Central European Russia RUC
Czechia-Slovakia CZE
Denmark DEN
East European Russia RUE
Finland FIN
France FRA
Germany GER
Great Britain GRB
Italy ITA
Netherlands NET
North European Russia RUN
Northwest European Russia RUW
Norway NOR
NW. Balkan Pen. YUG
Poland POL
Romania ROM
South European Russia RUS
Sweden SWE
Switzerland SWI
Ukraine UKR
Altay ALT ASIA-TEMPERATE
Amur AMU
Buryatiya BRY
China North-Central CHN
China South-Central CHC
Chita CTA
Inner Mongolia CHI
Irkutsk IRK
Japan JAP
Kamchatka KAM
Khabarovsk KHA
Korea KOR
Krasnoyarsk KRA
Kuril Is. KUR
Manchuria CHM
Mongolia MON
Primorye PRM
Qinghai CHQ
Sakhalin SAK
Transcaucasus TCS
Tuva TVA
West Siberia WSB
Yakutiya YAK

Not drawn on the map: Kuril Is., Great Britain. We hold no public-domain boundary for these regions, so they are listed rather than guessed at.

Region boundaries approximated from Natural Earth (public domain) and mapped to TDWG World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions (WGSRPD) level-3 botanical countries (Brummitt 2001). Indicative, not the official WGSRPD geometry.

Also published as 7 synonyms

A synonym is not an error. It is a record of botanists disagreeing, in print, about where this plant belongs. Each of these was somebody’s considered answer.

  • Papillaria palustris (L.) Dulac
  • Scheuchzeria americana (Fernald) G.N.Jones
  • Scheuchzeria asiatica Miq.
  • Scheuchzeria generalis E.H.L.Krause
  • Scheuchzeria palustris subsp. americana (Fernald) Hultén
  • Scheuchzeria palustris var. americana Fernald
  • Scheuchzeria paniculata Gilib.

Sourcesevery claim on this page

  1. World Flora Online Plant List. accepted name, authority, classification. CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
  2. iNaturalist. photographs and flowering annotations, CC0 / CC BY / CC BY-SA only. per photograph. Retrieved 2026-06-27.
  3. Wikidata. common name (P1843), joined on the World Flora Online identifier (P7715). CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-13.
  4. Kew, World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP v16). native distribution by TDWG level-3 botanical country, and life form. CC BY 3.0. Retrieved 2026-06-04.

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