Swamp Sawgrass

Cladium mariscus (L.) Pohl

Sedge family

Plant Type
Graminoid
Life Cycle
Perennial
Mature Height
8.0 feet
Flower Color
Yellow, Green, Brown
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Mid Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer

Ecosystem & Wildlife

Pollinators Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth); Wind
Larval Host Euphyes pilatka, Euphyes platka, Lithacodia muscosula

Native Range

  • USA:  Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Virginia
  • MEX:  Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest
  • USA+:  Puerto Rico

Regional Native Status: L48 (N), HI (N), PR (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.

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