Cladium mariscus

{{Short description|Species of grass-like plant}}

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|image = Cladium mariscus.jpeg

|genus = Cladium

|species = mariscus

|authority = (L.) Pohl

|synonyms =

• Schoenus mariscus L.

}}

Cladium mariscus is a species of flowering plant in the sedge family known by the common names swamp sawgrass,{{PLANTS|id=CLMA10|taxon=Cladium mariscus|accessdate=17 January 2016}} great fen-sedge,{{BSBI 2007 |accessdate=2014-10-17 }} saw-sedge or sawtooth sedge. Previously it was known as elk sedge.{{GRIN | accessdate=April 27, 2011}} It is native of temperate Europe and Asia where it grows in base-rich boggy areas and lakesides. It can be up to {{convert|2.5|m}} tall, and has leaves with hard serrated edges.{{cite journal|last=Theocharopoulos|first=Michael|author2=Georgiadis, Theodoros|author3=Dimitrellos, Georgios|author4=Chochliouros, Stergios|author5=Tiniakou, Argyro|year=2006|title=Vegetation types with Cladium mariscus (Cyperaceae) in Greece|journal=Willdenowia|volume=36|issue=Special Issue|pages=247–256|url=http://www.bgbm.org/willdenowia/w-pdf/wi36-1Theocharopoulos+al.pdf|doi=10.3372/wi.36.36120|s2cid=86099302|access-date=2011-04-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927095921/http://www.bgbm.org/willdenowia/w-pdf/wi36-1Theocharopoulos+al.pdf|archive-date=2011-09-27|url-status=dead}} In the past, it was an important material to build thatched roofs; harvesting it was an arduous task due to its sharp edges that can cause deep lacerations.The Worst Rural Jobs in History, Channel 4, 2006