Cyperaceae FAMILY
Cladium mariscus
Cladium mariscus
Edibility
1/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Cladium mariscus is a perennial plant that can grow up to 3.00 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and source of materials.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeWidely distributed in the warmer and damper parts of both hemispheres, including Britain.
HabitatReed swamps and fens, often forming dense pure stands, usually on neutral or alkaline soils[ 17 Title Flora of the British Isles. Publication Author Clapham, Tutin and Warburg. Publisher Cambridge University Press Year 1962 ISBN - Description A very comprehensive flora, the standard reference book but it has no pictures. ].