Cladium mariscoides

Cladium mariscoides

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Poales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Poales

Familia: Cyperaceae
Subfamilia: Cyperoideae
Tribus: Cladieae
Genus: Cladium
Species: Cladium mariscoides

Name

Cladium mariscoides (Muhl.) Torr., Ann. Lyceum Nat. Hist. New York 3: 372 (1836).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Schoenus mariscoides Muhl., Descr. Gram.: 4 (1817).
• Homotypic
  • Mariscus mariscoides (Muhl.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 755 (1891).
• Heterotypic
  • Cladium mariscoides f. congestum Fernald, Rhodora 23: 234 (1922).
  • Mariscus mariscoides f. congestus (Fernald) Fernald, Rhodora 25: 53 (1923).

Homonyms

• Cladium mariscoides (Gaudich.) Fern.-Vill., nom. illeg. = Machaerina mariscoides (Gaudich.) J.Kern

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Regional: Western Canada Manitoba, Saskatchewan. Regional: Eastern Canada New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Québec. Regional: North-Central U.S.A. Illinois, Minnesota, Wisconsin. Regional: Northeastern U.S.A. Connecticut, Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont. Regional: South-Central U.S.A. Texas. Regional: Southeastern U.S.A. Alabama, Delaware, Florida, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Torrey, J. 1836. Monograph of North American Cyperaceae. Annals of the Lyceum of Natural History of New York 3: 239–448. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Cladium mariscoides in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Jun 1. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2023. Cladium mariscoides. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 1 Jun 2023.
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Cladium mariscoides. Published online. Accessed: 1 Jun 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Cladium mariscoides. Accessed: 1 Jun 2023.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Cladium mariscoides in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

English: Smooth sawgrass
suomi: Pikkutaarna
français: Cladium faux-mariscus

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