PLANTS Profile for Cladium mariscoides (smooth sawgrass)

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PLANTS Profile

Cladium mariscoides (Muhl.) Torr.
smooth sawgrass

Symbol:

CLMA

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Cyperaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Graminoid

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		N

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Photo of Cladium mariscoides (Muhl.) Torr.

Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA NRCS. 1995. Northeast wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. Northeast National Technical Center, Chester. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.

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Cladium mariscoides (Muhl.) Torr.

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Synonyms:
Cladium mariscoides (Muhl.) Torr.

MAMA20

Mariscus mariscoides (Muhl.) Kuntze

Distribution:
Cladium mariscoides (Muhl.) Torr.


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USA (AL, CT, DE, FL, GA, IL, IN, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MS, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, VT, WI), CAN (LB, MB, NB, NF, NS, ON, QC, SK)

Related Taxa:
Cladium mariscoides (Muhl.) Torr.

View 36 genera in Cyperaceae, 4 species in Cladium

Classification:
Cladium mariscoides (Muhl.) Torr.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass	Commelinidae
Order	Cyperales
Family	Cyperaceae – Sedge family
Genus	Cladium P. Br. – sawgrass
Species	Cladium mariscoides (Muhl.) Torr. – smooth sawgrass

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Cladium mariscoides (Muhl.) Torr.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Pennsylvania:
twig rush		Endangered

Wetland Indicator Status:
Cladium mariscoides (Muhl.) Torr.

Nat. Ind.

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Reg. 0

Reg. A

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Reg. H

OBL

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Cladium mariscoides (Muhl.) Torr.

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View species account and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 39880.

View species account from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

Time Generated: 10/25/2008 10:10 AM MDT