smooth sawgrass
(Cladium mariscoides)
Conservation • Wetland • Description • Habitat • Ecology • Use • Distribution • Taxonomy
Conservation Status |
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| IUCN Red List | LC - Least Concern |
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| NatureServe | NNR - Unranked S3 - Vulnerable |
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| Minnesota | Special Concern |
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Wetland Indicator Status |
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| Great Plains | OBL - Obligate wetland |
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| Midwest | OBL - Obligate wetland |
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| Northcentral & Northeast | OBL - Obligate wetland |
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Description |
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The leaves are very narrow, 1 ⁄32″ to ⅛″ wide. The upper portion is folded inward and round in cross section. The lower portion is flat. The inflorescence is a terminal umbel and one or two unbels from leaf axils. The panicles are twice branched but not three times branched. The flowering spikelets are in groups of 3 to 5 and are reddish or reddish-brown. |
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Height |
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12″ to 40″ |
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Habitat |
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Wet. Fens, lake shores. Full sun. |
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Ecology |
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Maturing |
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Mid-July to late August |
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Distribution |
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Rare |
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Taxonomy |
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| Kingdom | Plantae (green algae and land plants) | ||
| Subkingdom | Viridiplantae (green plants) | ||
| Infrakingdom | Streptophyta (land plants and green algae) | ||
| Superdivision | Embryophyta (land plants) | ||
| Division | Tracheophyta (vascular plants) | ||
| Subdivision | Spermatophytina (seed plants) | ||
| Class | Liliopsida (monocots) | ||
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Poales (grasses, sedges, cattails, and allies) | ||
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Cyperaceae (sedges) | ||
| Subfamily | Cyperoideae | ||
| Tribe | Schoeneae | ||
Genus |
Cladium (sawgrasses) | ||
Some taxonomic authorities, including GRIN, place the genus Cladium in its own tribe Cladieae. |
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Synonyms |
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Mariscus mariscoides |
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Common Names |
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smooth saw-grass smooth sawgrass twig-rush |
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