Cordylanthus maritimus ssp. palustris Calflora

Taxon Report

Cordylanthus maritimus Benth. ssp. palustris (Behr) T. I. Chuang & Heckard

(not an active name)

Point reyes bird's beak, Pt. reyes bird's beak

Cordylanthus maritimus ssp. palustris is an annual herb (hemiparasitic) that is native to California, and also found in Oregon.

also called Chloropyron maritimum ssp. palustre


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Parent:	Cordylanthus maritimus
Genus:	Cordylanthus
Family:	Orobanchaceae (Scrophulariaceae)
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Wetlands: Occurs in wetlands

Habitat: salt-marsh, coastal

Communities: Coastal Salt Marsh, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS

Alternate Names:


JEF + CNPS	Chloropyron maritimum ssp. palustre

Information about Cordylanthus maritimus ssp. palustris from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. USDA PLANTS Profile (COMAP) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 03/14/2025).