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Scheuchzeria
Scheuchzeria palustris
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A perennial herb growing in peat bogs (Sphagnum mires) of the boreal to subarctic zones of the Northern Hemisphere. A rare species in Japan, found in raised bogs of Hokkaido and central to northern Honshu.
Identification Points
- βLinear leaves alternate on the stem with a pore at the leaf tip
- βSmall greenish-white flowers in a raceme
- βGrows in Sphagnum-rich raised bogs and peatlands
Habitat
Raised bogs and peat wetlands (Hokkaido, alpine areas of Honshu)
Season
JuneβAugust (flowers)
Morphological TraitsAI-estimated, needs verification
Growth form
Herb
Leaf arrangement
Alternate
Leaf shape
Linear
Habitat
Wetland
Leaf type
Simple
Venation
Parallel
Petal count
6 petals
Leaf dissection
Undivided
Flower symmetry
Actinomorphic
Ovary position
Superior
Plant sex
Hermaphrodite
Phylogenetic Positionγγγ γ€γ½γ¦η§ β
Phylogenetic Position
Angiosperms > Monocots > Alismatales > Scheuchzeriaceae
Divergence Era
Late Cretaceous (ca. 80 million years ago)
Evolution Notes
Scheuchzeriaceae is one of the early-diverging monocot lineages, a monotypic family (1 genus, 1 species) retaining ancient traits of aquatic-to-wetland adaptation.
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