CNPS Inventory Plant Detail

Chloropyron palmatum

Common Name:	palmate-bracted bird's-beak
Family:	Orobanchaceae
Synonyms:	Cordylanthus palmatus
Element Code:	PDSCR0J0J0
Full Name:	Chloropyron palmatum (Ferris) Tank & J.M Egger
USDA PLANTS Symbol:	COPA8

Biology
Lifeform: annual herb (hemiparasitic) Blooming Period: May - October Habitat: alkaline. • Chenopod scrub • Valley and foothill grassland

Rarity Status
CA Rare Plant Rank: 1B.1 Rare, threatened, or endangered in California and elsewhere .1: Seriously endangered in California Federal Listing Status: FE Endangered (07/01/86) State Listing Status: CE Endangered (05/84) State Rank: S1 S1: Critically Imperiled. Global Rank: G1 G1: Critically 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 11 4 1 8 1

Population Status:

Historic >20 yrs	Recent <=20 yrs
6	20

Presence:

Present Extant	Possibly Extirpated	Extirpated
18	5	3

Notes

Plants in GLE Co. are introduced (562B). Threatened by agriculture, urbanization, vehicles, altered hydrology, grazing, and development. Conservation research ongoing. See Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 45:399-423 (1918) for original description, Fremontia 17(1):20-23 (1989) for information on Springtown Alkali Sink occurrence (ALA Co.), and Environmental Management 17:115-127 (1993) for population biology.
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

Elevation: 5 - 155 meters

California Endemic: yes

States: California

California Counties and Islands: name (code)
Alameda (ALA), Colusa (COL), Fresno (FRE), Glenn (GLE), Madera (MAD), San Joaquin (SJQ) *, Yolo (YOL)

Quads: name (DWR code) USGS code
Kerman (359A)* 36120F1, Tranquillity (360A) 36120F3, Firebaugh NE (381A)* 36120H3, Poso Farm (381B) 36120H4, Altamont (445B) 37121F6, Livermore (446A) 37121F7, Stockton West (462A)* 37121H3, Grays Bend (513B) 38121F6, Grimes (545C)* 39121A8, Colusa (546A) 39122B1, Arbuckle (546D) 39122A1, Logandale (562B) 39122D2, Maxwell (562C) 39122C2, Moulton Weir (562D) 39122C1

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

502

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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