Sawgrass

Known Location

Tropical and temperate regions

Growth form:

These are plants characterized by long, narrow (grass-like) leaves having sharp, often serrated (sawtooth-like) margins, and flowering stems 1–3 m tall bearing a much-branched inflorescence. Like many plants found in wet habitats, it has deeply buried rhizomes that can produce tall shoots with dense canopies.

Outside Info:

This a wetland plant, but is found further north, and in other kinds of wetlands including fens, wet meadows and pond shores.