Cladium mariscus

Cladium mariscus
Cladium mariscus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Cladium
Species: C. mariscus
Binomial name
Cladium mariscus
(L.)

Cladium mariscus is a species of flowering plant in the sedge family known by the common name Saw-sedge or Sawtooth Sedge. It is native of temperate Europe and Asia where it grows in base-rich boggy areas and lakesides. It can be up to 2.5 metres tall, and has leaves with hard serrated edges.[1]

References

  1. ^ Theocharopoulos, Michael; Georgiadis, Theodoros; Dimitrellos, Georgios; Chochliouros, Stergios; Tiniakou, Argyro (2006). "Vegetation types with Cladium mariscus (Cyperaceae) in Greece". Willdenowia 36 (Special Issue): 247–256. doi:10.3372/wi.36.36120. http://www.bgbm.org/willdenowia/w-pdf/wi36-1Theocharopoulos+al.pdf.