Cladium mariscus subsp. mariscus
Elk Sedge, Great Fen Sedge
Other regional names: Smooth Saw Grass +1 more
- Smooth Saw Grass
- Twig Rush
Also known as: Cladium chinense Nees +19 more
- Cladium chinense Nees
- Cladium durandoi Chabert
- Cladium floribundum C.Presl
- Cladium germanicum Schrad.
- Cladium giganteum Willk.
- Cladium grossheimii Pobed.
- Cladium jamaicense subsp. chinense (Nees) T.Koyama
- Cladium japonicum Steud.
- Cladium lucense Merino
- Cladium mariscus subsp. chinense (Nees) Govaerts
- Cladium mariscus subsp. martii (Roem. & Schult.) T.V.Egorova
- Cladium mariscus var. durandoi (Chabert) P.Fourn.
- Cladium mariscus var. martii (Roem. & Schult.) Kük.
- Cladium martii (Roem. & Schult.) K.Richt.
- Cladium palustre Poir.
- Isolepis martii Roem. & Schult.
- Mariscus chinensis (Nees) Fernald
- Mariscus cladium (Sw.) Kuntze
- Mariscus martii (Roem. & Schult.) Fernald
- Mariscus serratus Gilib.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Subspecies
- Botanical Family: Cyperaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial.
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Found natively in Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, and Europe, Cladium mariscus subsp. mariscus (commonly known as Elk Sedge or Great Fen Sedge) is a sedge belonging to the Cyperaceae family. Within its native range, this subspecies is most commonly linked to temperate conditions. It is a naturally occurring subspecies of Cladium mariscus, which is linked below, along with other subspecies of this species.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Sedge
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, EUROPE
Regions (WGSRPD)
Arabian Peninsula, Caucasus, China, Eastern Asia, Eastern Europe, Indian Subcontinent, Macaronesia, Middle Asia, Middle Europe, Northeast Tropical Africa, Northern Africa, Northern Europe, Southeastern Europe, Southwestern Europe, Western Asia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Albania, Algeria, Austria, Azores, Baleares, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Central European Russia, Chad, China South-Central, China Southeast, Corse, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East Aegean Is., East European Russia, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hainan, Hungary, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kirgizistan, Korea, Kriti, Krym, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Morocco, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, Netherlands, North Caucasus, Northwest European Russia, Norway, Ogasawara-shoto, Oman, Palestine, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sardegna, Saudi Arabia, Sicilia, South European Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tibet, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, West Himalaya, Yugoslavia
Base Species & Variations