Scheuchzeria palustris Calflora

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Taxon Report

Scheuchzeria palustris L.

Rannoch rush

2006 Steve Matson

2005 Louis-M. Landry

Scheuchzeria palustris is a perennial herb (rhizomatous) that is native to California.

also called Scheuchzeria palustris var. americana

California Rare Plant Rank: 2B.1 (rare, threatened, or endangered in CA; common elsewhere).


	Plant Range Observation Search ~24 records in California Plant Characteristics one or more occurrences within a 7.5-minute quadrangle

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Genus:	Scheuchzeria
Family:	Scheuchzeriaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Monocot
Jepson eFlora section: monocot

Wetlands: Occurs in wetlands

Communities: Freshwater Wetlands

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + CNPS + PLANTS + POWO

Alternate Names:


JEF	Scheuchzeria palustris ssp. americana
JEF + CNPS	Scheuchzeria palustris var. americana

Information about Scheuchzeria palustris from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (SCPA2) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map CNPS Inventory: 2B.1 Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 07/13/2025).