Dithyrea maritima Calflora

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Taxon Report

Dithyrea maritima (Davidson) Davidson

Beach shieldpod, Beach spectaclepod

2019 Spencer Riffle

2014 John Game

1984 California Native Plant Society

2012 Gary A. Monroe

2014 John Game

Dithyrea maritima is a perennial herb (rhizomatous) that is native to California, and also found in Baja California.

California Rare Plant Rank: 1B.1 (rare, threatened, or endangered in CA and elsewhere).

State of California status: Threatened.


	Plant Range Observation Search (85 records) Plant Characteristics one or more occurrences within a 7.5-minute quadrangle

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Genus:	Dithyrea
Family:	Brassicaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Habitat: dunes, coastal

Communities: Coastal Strand, Coastal Sage Scrub

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + CNPS + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Dithyrea californica var. maritima

Information about Dithyrea maritima from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (DIMA6) 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 CNPS Inventory: 1B.1 Consortium of California Herbaria 2	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, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2023. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 02/06/2023).