Species Details

Cladium californicum

California saw-grass

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Classification

Scientific Name: Cladium californicum (S. Watson) O'Neil
Common Name: California saw-grass
Family:	Cyperaceae
Element Code:	PMCYP04010
USDA Plants Symbol:	CLCA2
Synonyms/Other Names:

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	2B.2
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G4
State Rank:	S2
Other Status:	SB_CalBG/RSABG; USFS_S
CRPR Changes: changed from 2.2 to 2B.2 on 2013-06-12 changed from 2 to 2.2 on 2006-09-07 added to 2 on 2006-08-17
Add Date:	2006-08-17
Date Edited:	2023-11-08

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: perennial rhizomatous herb

Blooming Period: Jun-Sep

Elevation:
60 - 1600 meters
195 - 5250 feet

General Habitats:

Meadows and seeps
Marshes and swamps (alkaline, freshwater)

Microhabitat Details:

Microhabitat:

Notes

Notes: See Botany of California 2: 224 (1880) for original description and Flora of North America 23:242 (2000) for taxonomic treatment.
Threats: Potentially threatened by land use management conflicts at Vandenberg Air Force Base.
Taxonomy:

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

THREAT LIST:
Threat List Total:	7
	Total EOs	% of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed:	5	33 %
Altered flood/tidal/hydrologic regime	3	20%
Development	2	13%
Grazing	1	6%
Groundwater pumping	1	6%
Non-native plant impacts	1	6%
Road/trail construction/maint.	1	6%
Surface water diversion	1	6%

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					15
A	B	C	D	X	U
3	0	0	0	2	10

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	6
Recent <=20 Years	9

Presence:
Presumed Extant	13
Possibly Extirpated	0
Presumed Extirpated	2

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
Arizona (AZ), California (CA), Nevada (NV), New Mexico (NM), Texas (TX), Utah (UT)

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Inyo (INY), Los Angeles (LAX)*, Riverside (RIV), San Bernardino (SBD), San Luis Obispo (SLO), Santa Barbara (SBA)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Azusa (3411728), Durmid (3311547), Furnace Creek (3611647), Guasti (3411715)?*, Los Alamos (3412063), Mt. Wilson (3411821)*, Nevares Peak (3611657), Oceano (3512015), Ontario (3411716), Orcutt (3412074), Orocopia Canyon (3311557), Sisquoc (3412073), Tecopa (3511672), Telescope Peak (3611721), Ubehebe Crater (3711714), Waucoba Canyon (3611788)

Notes:

Definitions of codes following a county and/or quad:
*		Presumed extirpated
(?)		Occurrence confirmed, but possibly extirpated
Quad and county data is imported from the CNDDB. Species may be present in other areas where conditions are favorable. These data should NOT be substituted for pre-project review or for on-site surveys.

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Presumed Extant

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Selected References

CNPS Status Review:

CRPR List Addition on 2006-08-17