Taxon Details

Chloropyron maritimum ssp. maritimum

salt marsh bird's-beak

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Taxon Summary:

Chloropyron maritimum ssp. maritimum, commonly known as salt marsh bird's-beak, is a annual herb (hemiparasitic) in the Orobanchaceae that is found in California and elsewhere. It occurs within Coastal dunes, and Marshes and swamps (coastal salt), growing at elevations from 0 to 30 meters. Chloropyron maritimum ssp. maritimum is ranked 1B.2, Plants Rare, Threatened or Endangered in California and Elsewhere; Moderately threatened in California.

Classification

Scientific Name: Chloropyron maritimum (Benth.) A. Heller ssp. maritimum
Common Name: salt marsh bird's-beak
Family:	Orobanchaceae
Element Code:	PDSCR0J0C2
USDA Plants Symbol:
Synonyms/Other Names: Cordylanthus maritimus ssp. maritimus
Name Status:	JEF, FNA, POWO, IPNI, Tropicos

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	1B.2
Fed List:	FE (1978-09-28)
State List:	CE (1979-07-01)
Global Rank:	G4?T1
State Rank:	S1
Other Status:	BLM_S; SB_CalBG/RSABG; SB_CRES; SB_SBBG
CRPR Changes:
Add Date:	1974-01-01
Date Edited:	2021-05-26

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: annual herb (hemiparasitic)

Blooming Period: May-Oct(Nov)

Elevation:
0 - 30 meters
0 - 100 feet

General Habitats:

Coastal dunes
Marshes and swamps (coastal salt)

Microhabitat Details:

Microhabitat:

Notes

Notes: Threatened by vehicles, road construction, hydrological alterations, recreational activities, foot traffic, non-native plants, and loss of salt marsh habitat. See Madroño 31(3):185-190 (1984) for information on parasitism.
Threats:
Taxonomy:

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

THREAT LIST:
Threat List Total:	16
	Total EOs	% of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed:	19	63 %
Foot traffic/trampling	12	40%
Other	12	40%
Non-native plant impacts	10	33%
Altered flood/tidal/hydrologic regime	8	26%
ORV activity	7	23%
Recreational use (non-ORV)	6	20%
Vandalism/dumping/litter	6	20%
Road/trail construction/maint.	5	16%
Development	5	16%
Erosion/runoff	3	10%
Wood cutting or brush clearing	1	3%
Disking	1	3%
Dam/Inundation	1	3%
Grazing	1	3%
Insufficient population/stand size	1	3%
Military operations	1	3%

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					30
A	B	C	D	X	U
0	8	3	1	12	6

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	16
Recent <=20 Years	14

Presence:
Presumed Extant	18
Possibly Extirpated	10
Presumed Extirpated	2

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
Baja California (BA), California (CA)

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Los Angeles (LAX), Orange (ORA), Riverside (RIV), San Bernardino (SBD), San Diego (SDG), Santa Barbara (SBA), Ventura (VEN)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Aguanga (3311647), Beverly Hills (3411814)?*, Carpinteria (3411945), Fontana (3411714), Imperial Beach (3211751), La Jolla (3211772), Long Beach (3311872), Los Alamitos (3311871)*, National City (3211761), Newport Beach (3311768), Oxnard (3411922), Palomar Observatory (3311637), Point Mugu (3411911), Redlands (3411712), Riverside East (3311783), San Bernardino North (3411723), San Bernardino South (3411713), San Pedro (3311863), Seal Beach (3311861), Topanga (3411815), Torrance (3311873), Venice (3311884)

Notes:

Definitions of codes following a county and/or quad:
*		Presumed extirpated
(?)		Occurrence confirmed, but possibly extirpated
Quad and county data is imported from the CNDDB. Species may be present in other areas where conditions are favorable. These data should NOT be substituted for pre-project review or for on-site surveys.

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