| Scheuchzeria palustris L. | |
| Publ. & Syn. | L., Sp. Pl.: 338 (1753). Lectotype (LINN): Europe. Herb. Linn. 465.1 (Barrie in Jarvis et al. 1993: 127). |
| Notes | The Eurasian subsp. palustris approaches the Arctic in the Pechora River drainage in northeastern European Russia and along the lower Ob River in northwestern Siberia. |
| Chromosomes | 22 (2x). - Europe, Russia, Siberia, Far East (S). - Numerous reports for subsp. palustris. |
| Geography | Circumboreal. |
| Parent taxon | Scheuchzeria L. |
| Child taxa |
Scheuchzeria palustris subsp. americana (Fernald) Hultén |
| PAF ID | 200101 |