Taxon Report
Chloropyron maritimum (Benth.) A. Heller ssp. maritimumsalt 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
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Scientific Name: |
Chloropyron maritimum (Benth.) A. Heller ssp. maritimum |
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Common Name: |
salt marsh bird's-beak |
| Family: | Orobanchaceae |
| Element Code: | PDSCR0J0C2 |
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Ecology and Life History
| Lifeform: | annual herb (hemiparasitic) |
| Blooming Period: May-Oct(Nov) | May-Oct(Nov) |
| Elevation: | 0-30 (0-100) |
| General Habitats: | Coastal dunes, Marshes and swamps |
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Conservation Status
| CA Rare Plant Rank: | 1B.2 |
| Global Rank: | G4?T1 |
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State Rank: |
S1 |
| State List: | CE |
| Fed List: | FE |
| Other Status: | BLM_S; SB_CalBG/RSABG; SB_CRES; SB_SBBG |
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Occurrence Data from the CNDDB
| Total Occurrences: | 30 |
| Element Occurrence Ranks: | |
| Excellent (A) | 0 |
| Good (B) | 8 |
| Fair (C) | 3 |
| Poor (D) | 1 |
| None (X) | 12 |
| Unknown (U) | 6 |
| California Endemic: False | |
| 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) | |
Threat List Data from the CNDDB
| Threat List Total: | 16 | |
| EOs with Threat Listed: | Total EOs | % of EOs |
| 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% |
Citation
California Native Plant Society, Rare Plant Program. 2025. Rare Plant Inventory (online edition, v9.5.1). Website https://www.rareplants.cnps.org [accessed 5 February 2025].