Cistanthe maritima Calflora

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Taxon Report

Cistanthe maritima (Nutt.) Hershk.

Seaside calandrinia

2019 Ron Vanderhoff

2016 Steven M Norris

2014 Neil Uelman

Cistanthe maritima is an annual herb that is native to California, and also found in Baja California.

also called Calandrinia maritima

California Rare Plant Rank: 4.2 (limited distribution).


	Plant Range Observation Search ~209 records in California Plant Characteristics one or more occurrences within a 7.5-minute quadrangle

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Genus:	Cistanthe
Family:	Montiaceae (Portulacaceae)
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Habitat: coastal

Communities: Coastal Sage Scrub, Valley Grassland

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + CNPS + PLANTS + POWO

Alternate Names:


JEF + CNPS + PLANTS	Calandrinia maritima

Information about Cistanthe maritima from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (CIMA4) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map CNPS Inventory: 4.2 Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 05/23/2025).