Scheuchzeria palustris Linnaeus var. americana Fernald. Common name: Pod-grass. Phenology: May-Aug. Habitat: Sphagnum bogs and fens. Distribution: NL (Labrador) and AK south to s. NJ, e. WV (Cranberry Glades, Pocahontas County), sc. PA (Rhoads & Klein 1993; Rhoads & Block 2007), IN, IL, IA, WY, and CA.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Taxonomy Comments: S. palustris var. palustris is Eurasian.
Synonymy ⓘ: = F, GrPl, Il; = Scheuchzeria americana (Fernald) G.N.Jones; = Scheuchzeria palustris L. ssp. americana (Fernald) Hultén — K4; < Scheuchzeria palustris L. — AqW, C, FNA22, G, Mi, NE, NY, Pa, WV. Basionym: Scheuchzeria palustris L. var. americana Fernald 1923
Links to other floras: < Scheuchzeria palustris - FNA22
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL (name change)
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: OBL (name change)
- Great Plains: OBL (name change)
- Midwest: OBL (name change)
- Northcentral & Northeast: OBL (name change)
Heliophily ⓘ: 9
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