PLANTS Profile for Cladium mariscus ssp. jamaicense (Jamaica swamp sawgrass)

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

Symbol:

CLMAJ

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Cyperaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Graminoid

Native Status:

L48		N
HI		N
PR		N

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

Cladium jamaicense

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Images:
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:
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

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

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

Wildlife Habitat Values:
Cladium mariscus (L.) Pohl ssp. jamaicense (Crantz) Kük.

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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