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Cladium mariscus (L.) Pohl ssp. jamaicense (Crantz) Kük.
Jamaica swamp sawgrass

       
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Cladium jamaicense

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Cladium mariscus (L.) Pohl ssp. jamaicense (Crantz) Kük.

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Synonyms:
Cladium mariscus (L.) Pohl ssp. jamaicense (Crantz) Kük.

  CLJA Cladium jamaicense Crantz
  CLLE Cladium leptostachyum Nees & Meyen
  MAJA3 Mariscus jamaicensis (Crantz) Britton
 

Distribution:
Cladium mariscus (L.) Pohl ssp. jamaicense (Crantz) Kük.

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USA (AL, AR, FL, GA, HI, LA, MS, NC, NM, SC, TX, VA), USA+ (PR)
 

Related Taxa:
Cladium mariscus (L.) Pohl ssp. jamaicense (Crantz) Kük.

View 36 genera in Cyperaceae, 4 species in Cladium, 1 subspecies in Cladium mariscus (L.) Pohl
 

Classification:
Cladium mariscus (L.) Pohl ssp. jamaicense (Crantz) Kük.

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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 mariscus (L.) Pohl – swamp sawgrass
Subspecies Cladium mariscus (L.) Pohl ssp. jamaicense (Crantz) Kük. – Jamaica swamp sawgrass
 

Wetland Indicator Status:

NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]). For updated wetland information about this species, see the latest wetland list.

Cladium mariscus (L.) Pohl ssp. jamaicense (Crantz) Kük.

Cladium jamaicense:

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
OBL OBL OBL NO NO NO OBL NI NO NO NO NO OBL NO

Cladium leptostachyum:

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
OBL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO OBL
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Wildlife Habitat Values:

Cladium jamaicense:

  Large Mammals Small Mammals Water Birds Terrestrial Birds
Source Large Mammals Food Large Mammals Cover Small Mammals Food Small Mammals Cover Water Birds Food Water Birds Cover Terrestrial Birds Food Terrestrial Birds Cover
Martin     Minor   Minor      

Wildlife Habitat Values

 

Martin, A.C., H.S. Zim, and A.L. Nelson. 1951. American wildlife and plants: A guide to wildlife food habits. Dover Publications, New York.

 

More Accounts and Images:
Cladium mariscus (L.) Pohl ssp. jamaicense (Crantz) Kük.

View species account from USDA Forest Service Fire Effects Information System (FEIS).

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

View species account, photographs, 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 523864.

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

 
 
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