Chloropyron maritimum ssp. maritimum
Common Name: salt marsh bird's-beak
Family: Orobanchaceae
Synonyms: Cordylanthus maritimus ssp. maritimus
Element Code: PDSCR0J0C2
Full Name: Chloropyron maritimum (Benth.) A. Heller ssp. maritimum
USDA PLANTS Symbol: COMAM3

Biology Glossary
Rarity Status Glossary
Occurrence Data from DFG
California Natural Diversity Database Glossary
  • Total # of Known Element Occurrences: 27
  • Element Occurrence Ranks:
    A B C D X U
    0 4 3 0 10 10
    • Population Status:
    Historic
    >20 yrs    		 Recent
    <=20 yrs
    17 10
  • Presence:
    Present Extant Possibly Extirpated Extirpated
    17 8 2
Notes Glossary
  • 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.
  • To submit rare plant observation data, use the CNDDB field survey form. Please see also the CNPS Rare Plant Data page.
  • Date Added: 1974-01-01
  • Last Update: 2011-03-03
Location Glossary
  • Elevation: 0 - 30 meters
  • California Endemic: no
  • States: California, Baja California
  • California Counties and Islands:   name (code)
    Los Angeles (LAX),  Orange (ORA),  Santa Barbara (SBA),  San Bernardino (SBD),  San Diego (SDG),  San Luis Obispo (SLO),  Ventura (VEN)
  • Quads:   name (DWR code) USGS code
    National City (011A) 32117F1,  Point Loma (011B) 32117F2,  Imperial Beach (011D) 32117E1,  Aguanga (049A) 33116D7,  Newport Beach (071B) 33117F8,  Seal Beach (072A) 33118F1,  Long Beach (089C) 33118G2,  Los Alamitos (089D)* 33118G1,  San Bernardino South (107D) 34117A3,  Beverly Hills (111C)?* 34118A4,  Topanga (112D)* 34118A5,  Oxnard (114B) 34119B2,  Point Mugu (114D) 34119A1,  White Ledge Peak (141B) 34119D4,  Carpinteria (142A) 34119D5,  Morro Bay South (247D) 35120C7
  • Notes:
      Definitions of codes preceding a county and/or quad:
      * Presumed extirpated
      ? Uncertain about distribution or identity
      ?* Uncertain about distribution, but presumed extirpated if once present
      (?) Occurrence confirmed, but possibly extirpated
      Species may be present in other areas where conditions are favorable.
Presumed Extant Presumed Extirpated or Unknown 174
Links to Leading Resources of Taxon Information
Suggested Citation
California Native Plant Society (CNPS). Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants (online edition, v8-01a). California Native Plant Society. Sacramento, CA. Accessed on .
-118.125,33.75

CA,BA
32117F1=National City (011A) 32117F1,32117F2=Point Loma (011B) 32117F2,32117E1=Imperial Beach (011D) 32117E1,33116D7=Aguanga (049A) 33116D7,33117F8=Newport Beach (071B) 33117F8,33118F1=Seal Beach (072A) 33118F1,33118G2=Long Beach (089C) 33118G2,33118G1=Los Alamitos (089D)* 33118G1,34117A3=San Bernardino South (107D) 34117A3,34118A4=Beverly Hills (111C)?* 34118A4,34118A5=Topanga (112D)* 34118A5,34119B2=Oxnard (114B) 34119B2,34119A1=Point Mugu (114D) 34119A1,34119D4=White Ledge Peak (141B) 34119D4,34119D5=Carpinteria (142A) 34119D5,35120C7=Morro Bay South (247D) 35120C7