Cordylanthus mollis ssp. mollis Calflora

Taxon Report

Cordylanthus mollis A. Gray ssp. mollis

(not an active name)

Soft bird's beak

2003 Tim Sullivan

Cordylanthus mollis ssp. mollis is an annual herb (hemiparasitic) that is native to California, and endemic (limited) to California.

also called Chloropyron molle ssp. molle


	Plant Range Observation Search ~295 records in California Plant Characteristics

Bloom Period

Photos on Calflora


Parent:	Cordylanthus mollis
Genus:	Cordylanthus
Family:	Orobanchaceae (Scrophulariaceae)
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Wetlands: Occurs in wetlands

Habitat: salt-marsh, coastal

Communities: Coastal Salt Marsh, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS

Alternate Names:


JEF + CNPS	Chloropyron molle ssp. molle

Information about Cordylanthus mollis ssp. mollis from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. USDA PLANTS Profile (COMOM) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map 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]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 04/23/2024).