Contains 2 accepted taxa overall.

Characteristics

Cladium P.Browne
SWAMP SAWGRASS

Classification

POALES
Cladium

Citation

CLADIUM P. Browne, Civ. Nat. Hist. Jamaica 114. 1756.
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TYPE: Cladium jamaicense Crantz

Species

Scientific Name Common Name Herbarium Specimens Status Photos
Cladium jamaicense JAMAICA SWAMP SAWGRASS Native OBL (NWPL) OBL (DEP)
Cladium mariscoides SWAMP SAWGRASS Native OBL (NWPL) OBL (DEP)

[Family identification key]

1.  Culm 1–3 m tall, 5–10 mm wide; leaf blades 5–20 mm wide, flat to folded, margins strongly scabrid; inflorescences 30–50 cm long, with tertiary and quaternary branches
1.  Culm 0.3–1 m tall, 1–2 mm wide; leaf blades 2–3 mm wide, folded to involute, margins mostly smooth; inflorescences 15–25 cm long, with primary and secondary branches only

Genus Synonyms

Synonym Full Citation Basionym Type
No synonyms found.