sawgrass
Everglades signature sedge
Sawgrass is a tall sedge with sharp-edged leaves that can cut skin, native to wetlands of the southeastern United States.
It dominates the Florida Everglades, forming vast expanses called "river of grass." The name comes from the serrated leaf margins, which resemble saw teeth: We waded through sawgrass up to our shoulders.
Grasslike wetland plant
- rhizomeHorizontal underground plant stem
- culmAnthracite refuse or waste
- perennialRecurring each year
- monocotyledonSingle embryonic leaf plant
inflorescence · blade · serrated · cutting · toothed · sawlike · triangular · stiff
Grassy waterlogged lowland
- sloughBoggy ground or cast-off skin
- gladesOpen forest spaces
- prairieOpen grassy flatland
- FloridaSoutheastern American peninsula state
subtropical · freshwater · peat · marl · alligator · airboat · Seminole · restoration
Grassy waterlogged lowland
- swampWaterlogged land with vegetation
- bogAcidic peat wetland
- fenLow marshy ground
- mireBoggy, waterlogged terrain
peatland · slough · freshwater · inundation · waterlogged · aquatic · riparian · emergent
Interconnected organisms and surroundings
- biodiversityRange of life forms
- wildlifeUndomesticated natural organisms
- nativeOriginating from a place
- speciesFinest taxonomic rank
flora · fauna · conservation · preserve · refuge · endangered · restoration · ecology
sedge
Grasslike wetland plant
monocotyledon · inflorescence · blade · serrated · cutting · toothed · sawlike · triangular · stiff · coarse
marsh
Grassy waterlogged lowland
Florida · subtropical · freshwater · peat · marl · alligator · airboat · Seminole · restoration · hammock
marsh
Grassy waterlogged lowland
mire · peatland · slough · freshwater · inundation · waterlogged · aquatic · riparian · emergent · cattail
ecosystem
Interconnected organisms and surroundings
- biodiversityRange of life forms
- wildlifeUndomesticated natural organisms
- nativeOriginating from a place
species · flora · fauna · conservation · preserve · refuge · endangered · restoration · ecology · environment
- sedgessedge, nutsedge, nutgrass, papyrus, umbrella plant
- American PlantsAmerican elm, aster, azalea, bluebonnets, bluebonnet
- FloridaMiami, Orlando, Tampa, Everglades, Florida Keys
- swampalligator, bayou, bald cypress, cattail, cottonmouth
- swamp thingsmarsh, bog, duckweed, fen, cattails
- Swamp Wildlifealligator, crawfish, cottonmouth, egret, heron
sawgrasslawn grass
Cultivated yard vegetation
bluegrass · fescue · ryegrass · Bermuda grass · Kentucky bluegrass
sawgrasstumbleweed
Detached, rolling desert plant
sagebrush · xerophyte · cactus · prairie grass · xerophytes
saw, grass, grassy, saws, grassland, sawing, sawdust, sawmill, sawyer