Cladium californicum Calflora

Distribution by County 2158

Cladium californicum (S. Watson) O'Neill

California sawgrass, Saw grass

Cladium californicum is a perennial grasslike herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.

California Rare Plant Rank: 2B.2 (rare, threatened, or endangered in CA; common elsewhere).

Record Count by County


Inyo: 32	Riverside: 9	San Luis Obispo: 4
Los Angeles: 2	San Bernardino: 8	Santa Barbara: 7

Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 11/21/2024).