CNPS Inventory Plant Detail

Chloropyron molle ssp. molle

Common Name:	soft bird's-beak
Family:	Orobanchaceae
Synonyms:	Cordylanthus mollis ssp. mollis
Element Code:	PDSCR0J0D2
Full Name:	Chloropyron molle (A. Gray) A. Heller ssp. molle
USDA PLANTS Symbol:	COMOM

Biology
Lifeform: annual herb (hemiparasitic) Blooming Period: July - November Habitat: • Marshes and swamps (coastal salt)

Rarity Status
CA Rare Plant Rank: 1B.2 Rare, threatened, or endangered in California and elsewhere .2: Fairly endangered in California Federal Listing Status: FE Endangered (11/20/97) State Listing Status: CR Rare (07/79) State Rank: S1 S1: Critically Imperiled. Global Rank: G2T1 T1: Critically Imperiled. G2: (species) Imperiled.

Occurrence Data from DFG
California Natural Diversity Database

Total # of Known Element Occurrences: 26
Element Occurrence Ranks:

A B C D X U

1 9 3 0 8 5

Population Status:

Historic >20 yrs	Recent <=20 yrs
10	16

Presence:

Present Extant	Possibly Extirpated	Extirpated
18	7	1

Notes

Threatened by non-native plants, erosion, feral pigs, trampling, foot traffic, urbanization, and marsh drainage. See Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 7:327-402 (1867) for original description, and Madroño 25(2):107 (1978) for rediscovery in NAP Co.
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: 2012-11-06

Location

Elevation: 0 - 3 meters

California Endemic: yes

States: California

California Counties and Islands: name (code)
Contra Costa (CCA), Marin (MRN) *, Napa (NAP), Sacramento (SAC) *, Solano (SOL), Sonoma (SON) *

Quads: name (DWR code) USGS code
Jersey Island (480C)* 38121A6, Denverton (481B) 38121B8, Honker Bay (481C) 38121A8, Antioch North (481D) 38121A7, Fairfield South (482A) 38122B1, Benicia (482C) 38122A2, Vine Hill (482D) 38122A1, Cuttings Wharf (483A) 38122B3, Sears Point (483B)* 38122B4, Mare Island (483D) 38122A3, Petaluma River (484A)* 38122B5

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

177

Links to Leading Resources of Taxon Information
USDA PLANTS Calflora CalPhotos Consortium of California Herbaria California Department of Fish and Game: CNDDB Quick Viewer

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 .

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