Cladium mariscus

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 mariscus
Subspecies: C. m. subsp. californicum – C. m. subsp. intermedium – C. m. subsp. jamaicense – C. m. subsp. mariscus

Name

Cladium mariscus (L.) Pohl, Tent. Fl. Bohem. 1: 32 (1809) ("Cladium Mariscum").

Synonyms

Basionym
- Schoenus mariscus L., Sp. Pl. 1: 42 (1753).
Homotypic
- Mariscus mariscus (L.) Borbás, Balaton Tavának Növényföldr.: 321 (1900), nom. inval.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe
- Regional: Northern Europe
  - Denmark, Finland, Great Britain, Ireland, Norway, Sweden.
- Regional: Middle Europe
  - Austria, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland, Switzerland.
- Regional: Southwestern Europe
  - Baleares, Corse, France, Portugal, Sardegna, Spain.
- Regional: Southeastern Europe
  - Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Kriti, Romania, Sicilia, Turkey-in-Europe, Yugoslavia.
- Regional: Eastern Europe
  - Belarus, Baltic States, Krym, Central European Russia, East European Russia, South European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Ukraine.
Continental: Africa
- Regional: Northern Africa
  - Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia.
- Regional: Macaronesia
  - Azores, Canary Islands, Cape Verde (introduced).
- Regional: West Tropical Africa
  - Nigeria, Senegal (introduced).
- Regional: West-Central Tropical Africa
  - Burundi, Cameroon, Rwanda, Zaire (introduced).
- Regional: Northeast Tropical Africa
  - Chad, Ethiopia, Socotra (introduced).
- Regional: East Tropical Africa
  - Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda (introduced).
- Regional: South Tropical Africa
  - Angola, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe (introduced).
- Regional: Southern Africa
  - Botswana, Cape Provinces, Namibia, KwaZulu-Natal, Northern Provinces (introduced).
- Regional: Western Indian Ocean
  - Mauritius, Madagascar (introduced).
Continental: Asia-Temperate
- Regional: Middle Asia
  - Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan.
- Regional: Caucasus
  - North Caucasus, Transcaucasus.
- Regional: Western Asia
  - Cyprus, East Aegean Islands, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon-Syria, Palestine, Turkey.
- Regional: Arabian Peninsula
  - Oman, Saudi Arabia.
- Regional: China
  - China South-Central, Hainan, China Southeast, Tibet.
- Regional: Eastern Asia
  - Japan, Korea, Nansei-shoto, Ogasawara-shoto, Taiwan.
Continental: Asia-Tropical
- Regional: Indian Subcontinent
  - Maldives (introduced), Nepal, West Himalaya.
- Regional: Malesia
  - Lesser Sunda Islands, Maluku, Sumatera (introduced).
- Regional: Papuasia
  - New Guinea, Solomon Islands (introduced).
Continental: Australasia
- Regional: Australia
  - New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania (introduced), Victoria, Western Australia.
Continental: Pacific
- Regional: Southwestern Pacific
  - New Caledonia, Vanuatu.
- Regional: South-Central Pacific
  - Cook Islands, Society Islands, Tuamotu, Tubuai Islands (introduced).
- Regional: North-Central Pacific
  - Hawaii (introduced).
Continental: Northern America
- Regional: Southwestern U.S.A.
  - Arizona, California, Nevada, Utah.
- Regional: South-Central U.S.A.
  - New Mexico, Texas.
- Regional: Southeastern U.S.A.
  - Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia.
- Regional: Mexico
  - Mexico Northeast, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southwest, Mexico Southeast.
Continental: Southern America
- Regional: Central America
  - Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama.
- Regional: Caribbean
  - Bahamas, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Leeward Islands, Puerto Rico, Turks-Caicos Islands, Windward Islands.
- Regional: Northern South America
  - Suriname (doubtfully present), Venezuela.
- Regional: Western South America
  - Bolivia, Colombia, Peru.
- Regional: Brazil
  - Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil South.
- Regional: Southern South America
  - Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Paraguay, Uruguay.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Pohl, J.B.E. 1809. Tentamen Florae Bohemicae, Versuch einer Flora Böhmens. Erste Abtheilung. xxxii + 302 pp., 1. pl. Gottlieb Haase, Prag. Google Books Reference page.
Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus I: 42. Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Cladium mariscus 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 mariscus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 1 Jun 2023. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2023. Cladium mariscus. Published online. Accessed: 1 Jun 2023. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2023. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Cladium mariscus. Accessed: 1 Jun 2023.
Euro+Med 2006 onwards: Cladium mariscus in Euro+Med PlantBase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Jun 1.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Cladium mariscus in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

беларуская: Меч-трава звычайная
català: Mansega
Deutsch: Binsenschneide
eesti: Lääne-mõõkrohi
suomi: Isotaarna, taarna
русский: Меч-трава обыкновенная