Cladium mariscus
| Cladium mariscus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| (unranked): | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Cyperaceae |
| Genus: | Cladium |
| Species: | C. mariscus |
| Binomial name | |
| Cladium mariscus (L.) Pohl | |
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Cladium mariscus is a species of flowering plant in the sedge family known by the common name saw-sedge or sawtooth sedge. Previously it was known as elk sedge.[1] 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 (8 ft 2 in) tall, and has leaves with hard serrated edges.[2]
References
- ↑ "Cladium mariscus". Germplasm Resources Information Network. USDA. Retrieved April 27, 2011.
- ↑ Theocharopoulos, Michael; Georgiadis, Theodoros; Dimitrellos, Georgios; Chochliouros, Stergios; Tiniakou, Argyro (2006). "Vegetation types with Cladium mariscus (Cyperaceae) in Greece" (PDF). Willdenowia 36 (Special Issue): 247–256. doi:10.3372/wi.36.36120.