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Chloropyron maritimum  (Nutt. ex Benth.) A. Heller  ssp. maritimum 
Salt marsh bird's-beak
Chloropyron maritimum ssp. maritimum 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).
State of California status: Endangered. Federal status: Endangered.
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Parent: Chloropyron maritimum
Genus: Chloropyron
Family: Orobanchaceae  
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

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
Information about  Chloropyron maritimum ssp. maritimum from other sources
Nursery availability from CNPLX
Commercial availability unknown.
Jepson eFlora

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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, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2023. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: 01/29/2023).