Cladium jamaicense

Characteristics
Monocots
CYPERACEAE
Cladium
Cladium jamaicense Crantz
JAMAICA SWAMP SAWGRASS
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This taxon has sometimes been treated as a subspecies of Cladium mariscus. Verloove (2012) distinguished C. jamaicensis and C. mariscus primarily by their achenes.
Native OBL (NWPL) OBL (DEP)
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Classification
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POALES
Cladium
Cladium jamaicense Crantz - JAMAICA SWAMP SAWGRASS
Citation
CLADIUM JAMAICENSE Crantz, Inst. Rei Herb. 1: 362. 1766.
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JAMAICA: Without data, Browne s.n. (lectotype: LINN 68.2). Lectotypified by McVaugh, Fl. Novo-Galic. 13: 268. 1993.
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Species Distribution Map
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Plant Photos
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