Scheuchzeria palustris
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 by Jacob Sturm (1796)
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| Scheuchzeria palustris L. |
Scheuchzeria palustris, commonly called the "Rannoch-rush", is a flowering plant, the only species in the genus Scheuchzeria, itself the only genus in the family Scheuchzeriaceae. In the APG II system this is placed in the order Alismatales of the monocots.
It is a herbaceous perennial plant, native to cool temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere, where it grows in wet Sphagnum peat bogs. It grows to 10-20 cm tall, with narrow linear leaves with a basal sheath. The flowers are greenish-yellow, 4-6 mm diameter, with six tepals.
