Cladium mariscus

Taxonavigation[edit]

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[edit]

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

Synonyms[edit]

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

Distribution[edit]

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[edit]

Primary references[edit]

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[edit]

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.
International Plant Names Index. 2023. Cladium mariscus. Published online. Accessed: 1 Jun 2023.
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[edit]

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

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