Index / Search / Cladium mariscoides
§1 Plant
Cladium mariscoides (Muhl.) Torr.
vernacular smooth sawgrass — species · Cyperaceae
§2Habit & range
Habit and range
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Duration
- Perennial
- Group
- Monocot
- Family
- Cyperaceae Juss.
- Genus
- Cladium
§2a
Native status, by region
- CAN Canada Native
- L48 Lower 48 States Native
§2b
County-level range
· 266 counties across 23 states/territories§3Cultivation
No cultivation specs.
USDA has not characterised this taxon. Roughly four out of five plants in the database lack the detailed cultivation record present here — typically because they have not been the focus of NRCS Plant Materials work. Range and distribution data are unaffected.
§4Counties, by state
Recorded in 266 counties across 23 states/territories.
Alabama view state ↗ 2 N ▾
Delaware view state ↗ 2 N ▾
Florida view state ↗ 3 N ▾
Illinois view state ↗ 3 N ▾
Indiana view state ↗ 17 N ▾
Kentucky view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Maine view state ↗ 14 N ▾
Maryland view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Massachusetts view state ↗ 14 N ▾
Michigan view state ↗ 55 N ▾
- Alcona 26001
- Alger 26003
- Allegan 26005
- Alpena 26007
- Antrim 26009
- Arenac 26011
- Baraga 26013
- Barry 26015
- Bay 26017
- Berrien 26021
- Calhoun 26025
- Cass 26027
- Charlevoix 26029
- Cheboygan 26031
- Chippewa 26033
- Clare 26035
- Clinton 26037
- Emmet 26047
- Grand Traverse 26055
- Houghton 26061
- Huron 26063
- Ingham 26065
- Ionia 26067
- Jackson 26075
- Kalamazoo 26077
- Kalkaska 26079
- Kent 26081
- Keweenaw 26083
- Lapeer 26087
- Leelanau 26089
- Lenawee 26091
- Livingston 26093
- Luce 26095
- Mackinac 26097
- Macomb 26099
- Manistee 26101
- Marquette 26103
- Mason 26105
- Menominee 26109
- Missaukee 26113
- Montcalm 26117
- Montmorency 26119
- Muskegon 26121
- Oakland 26125
- Ogemaw 26129
- Ontonagon 26131
- Otsego 26137
- Ottawa 26139
- Presque Isle 26141
- Schoolcraft 26153
- St. Clair 26147
- St. Joseph 26149
- Van Buren 26159
- Washtenaw 26161
- Wexford 26165
Minnesota view state ↗ 14 N ▾
Mississippi view state ↗ 1 N ▾
New Hampshire view state ↗ 9 N ▾
New Jersey view state ↗ 13 N ▾
New York view state ↗ 38 N ▾
- Bronx 36005
- Broome 36007
- Cayuga 36011
- Chautauqua 36013
- Columbia 36021
- Cortland 36023
- Erie 36029
- Essex 36031
- Franklin 36033
- Fulton 36035
- Genesee 36037
- Hamilton 36041
- Herkimer 36043
- Jefferson 36045
- Kings 36047
- Monroe 36055
- Nassau 36059
- New York 36061
- Oneida 36065
- Onondaga 36067
- Orange 36071
- Oswego 36075
- Putnam 36079
- Richmond 36085
- Saratoga 36091
- Schuyler 36097
- Seneca 36099
- St. Lawrence 36089
- Steuben 36101
- Suffolk 36103
- Sullivan 36105
- Tioga 36107
- Tompkins 36109
- Ulster 36111
- Warren 36113
- Washington 36115
- Wayne 36117
- Westchester 36119
North Carolina view state ↗ 6 N ▾
Ohio view state ↗ 6 N ▾
Pennsylvania view state ↗ 12 N ▾
Rhode Island view state ↗ 4 N ▾
South Carolina view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Vermont view state ↗ 10 N ▾
Virginia view state ↗ 8 N ▾
Wisconsin view state ↗ 32 N ▾
- Adams 55001
- Ashland 55003
- Bayfield 55007
- Brown 55009
- Burnett 55013
- Chippewa 55017
- Door 55029
- Douglas 55031
- Dunn 55033
- Florence 55037
- Fond du Lac 55039
- Green Lake 55047
- Iron 55051
- Jackson 55053
- Kenosha 55059
- Marinette 55075
- Marquette 55077
- Menominee 55078
- Oconto 55083
- Oneida 55085
- Portage 55097
- Racine 55101
- Rock 55105
- Sawyer 55113
- Vilas 55125
- Walworth 55127
- Washburn 55129
- Washington 55131
- Waukesha 55133
- Waupaca 55135
- Waushara 55137
- Wood 55141
§5Sources & provenance
USDA PLANTS
Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.
plants.usda.gov/CLMA ↗GBIF Backbone
Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.
gbif.org/species/2709503 ↗Record version
Cached and built locally. Source version on this record:
usda-plants-mt-2026-05-26
fetched 2026-05-26T09:28:40Z