Calflora
Taxon  Report   11258    
Chloropyron maritimum  (Nutt. ex Benth.) A. Heller  ssp. maritimum 
Salt marsh bird's-beak
Chloropyron maritimum ssp. maritimum, a dicot, is an annual herb that is native to California, and also found in Baja California.
also called Cordylanthus maritimus ssp. maritimus
California Rare Plant Rank: 1B.2 (rare, threatened, or endangered in CA and elsewhere).   CNDDB
State of California status: Endangered. Federal status: Endangered.
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Observation Search
(193 records)
one or more occurrences
within a 7.5-minute quadrangle

Bloom Period

Wetlands: Occurs in wetlands

Habitat: salt-marsh, dunes, coastal

Communities: Coastal Strand, Coastal Salt Marsh, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + CNPS
Alternate Names:
JEF + CNPSCordylanthus maritimus ssp. maritimus
More information about  Chloropyron maritimum ssp. maritimum
Nursery availability from CNPLX
Commercial availability unknown.
Jepson eFlora

International Plants Names Index

Search efloras.org (Flora of North America)

Landscape information from Calscape

Photos on PlantID.net   /   Google Images

Consortium of California Herbaria 2

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]. 2021. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: 07/28/2021).