About Cladium mariscoides (Muhl.) Torr.
Cladium mariscoides, commonly known as smooth sawgrass, is a plant species native to eastern North America. It has been recorded in every US state along the Gulf and Atlantic seashores with the exception of Louisiana, plus all US states that border the Great Lakes, as well as Vermont, Kentucky and Tennessee. It grows in every Canadian province except Alberta, British Columbia and Prince Edward Island. This species is typically found along the shores of wetlands, including coastal salt marshes. Cladium mariscoides is a perennial herb that spreads via underground rhizomes. Its culms can grow up to 100 centimetres (39 inches) tall. Its leaves are very narrow, measuring less than 3 mm across. It produces chestnut brown spikelets arranged in a panicle that has first and second order branching, but no third order branching.
