PLANTS Profile for Cladium californicum (California sawgrass)

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PLANTS Profile

Cladium californicum (S. Watson) O'Neill
California sawgrass

Symbol:

CLCA2

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Cyperaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Graminoid

Native Status:

L48

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Photo of Cladium californicum (S. Watson) O'Neill

Courtesy of USDI BLM. United States, NV, Clark Co. September 2003. Usage Requirements.

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Cladium californicum (S. Watson) O'Neill

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Synonyms:
Cladium californicum (S. Watson) O'Neill

	CLMAC2	Cladium mariscus (L.) Pohl var. californicum S. Watson
	MACA12	Mariscus californicus (S. Watson) Britton

Distribution:
Cladium californicum (S. Watson) O'Neill


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USA (AZ, CA, NM, NV, UT)

Related Taxa:
Cladium californicum (S. Watson) O'Neill

View 36 genera in Cyperaceae, 4 species in Cladium

Classification:
Cladium californicum (S. Watson) O'Neill

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass	Commelinidae
Order	Cyperales
Family	Cyperaceae – Sedge family
Genus	Cladium P. Br. – sawgrass
Species	Cladium californicum (S. Watson) O'Neill – California sawgrass

Wetland Indicator Status:

NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]). For updated wetland information about this species, see the latest wetland list.

Cladium californicum (S. Watson) O'Neill

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Reg. 0

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Reg. H

OBL

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Cladium californicum (S. Watson) O'Neill

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 39879.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

Time Generated: 01/03/2013 07:02 PM CST