Swamp Sawgrass

Cladium mariscus (L.) Pohl - Sedge family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 8.0 feet

Plant Type: Graminoid

Features

Flower Color: Yellow, Green, Brown

Bloom Time: Early Spring, Mid Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth); Wind

Larval Species depending on Swamp Sawgrass: 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.