Species Details

Sagittaria sanfordii

Sanford's arrowhead

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Photo of Sagittaria sanfordii
©2013 Debra L. Cook
Photo of Sagittaria sanfordii
©2018 Debra L. Cook
Scientific Name:
Sagittaria sanfordii Greene
Common Name:
Sanford's arrowhead
Family: Alismataceae
Element Code: PMALI040Q0
USDA Plants Symbol: SASA2
Synonyms/Other Names:
Lifeform: perennial rhizomatous herb (emergent)
Blooming Period: May-Oct(Nov)
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Elevation:
0 - 650 meters
0 - 2135 feet
General Habitats:
  • Marshes and swamps (shallow freshwater)
Microhabitat Details:
Microhabitat:
Notes:
Extirpated from southern California, and mostly extirpated from the Central Valley. Several SAC Co. occurrences not relocated during fieldwork in 2005. See Pittonia 2:158 (1890) for original description.
Threats:
Threatened by grazing, development, recreational activities, non-native plants, road widening, and channel alteration and maintenance.
Taxonomy:
Threat List Total: 17
Total EOs % of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed: 72 50 %
THREAT LIST:
Other 27 18%
Waterway bank protection/maintenance 22 15%
Development 14 9%
Grazing 10 6%
Altered flood/tidal/hydrologic regime 9 6%
Total Occurrences: 143
Element Occurrence Ranks:
A B C D X U
15 41 28 4 10 45
Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years 49
Recent <=20 Years 94
Presence:
Presumed Extant 133
Possibly Extirpated 8
Presumed Extirpated 2
California Endemic:
California Island:
States: Name (Code)
California (CA)
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Butte (BUT), Del Norte (DNT), El Dorado (ELD), Fresno (FRE), Kings (KNG), Los Angeles (LAX), Madera (MAD), Marin (MRN), Mariposa (MPA), Merced (MER), Napa (NAP), Orange (ORA), Sacramento (SAC), San Bernardino (SBD), San Joaquin (SJQ), San Mateo (SMT), Santa Clara (SCL), Shasta (SHA), Solano (SOL), Sutter (SUT), Tehama (TEH), Tulare (TUL), Ventura (VEN)*, Yuba (YUB)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Atwater (3712035), Bend (4012232), Berry Creek (3912164), Biggs (3912146), Bruceville (3812134), Buffalo Creek (3812152), Carbondale (3812141), Carmichael (3812153), Citrus Heights (3812163), Clarksville (3812161), Clovis (3611976), Courtland (3812135), Crescent City (4112472), Cucamonga Peak (3411725), Dales (4012231), Delta Ranch (3712016), Elk Grove (3812143), Firebaugh (3612074), Florin (3812144), Folsom (3812162), Folsom SE (3812151), Fresno North (3611977), Friant (3611986), Galt (3812133), Glendora (3411727), Gridley (3912136), Guernsey (3611926), Gustine (3712038), Herndon (3611978), Ingomar (3712028), Inverness (3812217), Isleton (3812125), Ivanhoe (3611942), Jamesan (3612062), Liberty Island (3812136), Lockeford (3812122), Los Alamitos (3311871), Los Banos (3712017), Los Gatos (3712128), Matilija (3411943)*, Mendota Dam (3612073), Merced (3712034), Monson (3611943), Nicolaus (3812185), Olivehurst (3912115), Orange Cove North (3611963), Orange Cove South (3611953), Owens Reservoir (3712032), Palo Alto (3712242), Piedra (3611974), Project City (4012263), Reedley (3611954), Richardson Springs NW (3912188), Rio Linda (3812164), Rio Vista (3812126), Sacramento East (3812154), San Dimas (3411717), San Luis Ranch (3712027), Sloughhouse (3812142), Stockton West (3712183), Thornton (3812124), Tranquillity (3612063), Turner Ranch (3712026), Van Nuys (3411824), Wahtoke (3611964), Waterloo (3812112), Whiskeytown (4012265), Yosemite Lake (3712044), Yountville (3812243)
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.
Presumed Extant
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