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N PALUSTRE (MarsJi Arrow-grass). 



* Scheuchzeria palustris, which belongs to this order, 

 is a very rare plant, found only in the north. It has a 

 few semicylindrical, blunt leaves, and a leafless stalk, 

 terminating in a cluster of 5 6 green flowers. 



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Stamens and pistils separate, but on the same plant 

 (monoecious) ; flowers in dense spikes or heads not en- 

 closed in a sheath ; perianth composed of 3 scales or a 

 tuft of hairs ; stamens 3 6, distinct, or united by their 



