Species Details

Chloropyron molle ssp. hispidum

hispid salty bird's-beak

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Scientific Name:
Chloropyron molle (A. Gray) A. Heller ssp. hispidum (Pennell) Tank & J.M. Egger
Common Name:
hispid salty bird's-beak
Family: Orobanchaceae
Element Code: PDSCR0J0D1
USDA Plants Symbol:
Synonyms/Other Names:
Lifeform: annual herb (hemiparasitic)
Blooming Period: Jun-Sep
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Elevation:
1 - 155 meters
5 - 510 feet
General Habitats:
  • Meadows and seeps
  • Playas
  • Valley and foothill grassland
Microhabitat Details:
Microhabitat:
  • Alkaline
Notes:
Apparently extirpated from much of the lower San Joaquin Valley. Threatened by agricultural conversion, development, and grazing. See Brittonia 25:135-158 (1973) for revised nomenclature.
Threats:
Taxonomy:
Threat List Total: 12
Total EOs % of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed: 23 66 %
THREAT LIST:
Grazing 17 48%
Other 10 28%
Altered flood/tidal/hydrologic regime 6 17%
Development 6 17%
Dam/Inundation 4 11%
Total Occurrences: 35
Element Occurrence Ranks:
A B C D X U
9 7 4 0 1 14
Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years 24
Recent <=20 Years 11
Presence:
Presumed Extant 34
Possibly Extirpated 0
Presumed Extirpated 1
California Endemic:
California Island:
States: Name (Code)
California (CA)
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Alameda (ALA), Kern (KRN), Merced (MER), Placer (PLA), Solano (SOL)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Altamont (3712166), Coal Oil Canyon (3511911), Delta Ranch (3712016), Denverton (3812128), Dos Palos (3612086), Elmira (3812138), Gosford (3511931), Gustine (3712038), Ingomar (3712028), Lamont (3511838), Los Banos (3712017), Oildale (3511941), Roseville (3812173), San Luis Ranch (3712027), Volta (3712018)
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.
Presumed Extant
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