familyScheuchzeriaceae
genusScheuchzeria
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Difference between revisions of "Scheuchzeria"
Sp. Pl. 1: 338. 1753; Gen. Pl. ed. 5; 157, 1754.
Etymology: For Johann Jakob Scheuchzer, 1672–1733, Swiss botanist
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 22.
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Stems erect, unbranched, usually sheathed at base by remains of old leaves. Leaves basal and cauline; cauline well separated, bases sheathing, dilated, ligules prominent, membranous; blade erect. Flowers: tepals persistent, distinct; ovaries broadly ellipsoid, 1-loculed, inflated at maturity; ovules (1–)2(–3) per pistil; stigmas abaxial, nearly apical. Follicles mostly 1–4 per aggregate, spreading.
Distribution
North America, Eurasia.
Discussion
Species 1.
Selected References
None.