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Cordylanthus mollis ssp. mollis

Cordylanthus mollis A. Gray ssp. mollis

Soft Bird's Beak, Soft Bird's-beak, Soft Salty Bird's Beak

Scrophulariaceae (Figwort family)

Synonym(s):

USDA Symbol: COMOM

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Annual
Habit: Herb
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 16 inches tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White , Yellow
Bloom Time: Jul , Aug , Sep , Oct , Nov

Distribution

USA: CA
Native Distribution: Listed as endangered in the United States.
Native Habitat: Coastal salt marshes.

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Threatened & Endangered Status

USFWS Species Profile: Q0GT
Status: Endangered
Historic Range: U.S.A. (CA)
Critical Habitat: 17.96(a)
Special Rules: N/A
This information is derived from the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Serrvice Environmental Conservation Online System.

Web Reference

Webref 30 - Calflora (2018) Calflora
Webref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Webref 36 - Jepson eFlora (2019) The Jepson Herbarium, University of California, Berkeley

Additional resources

USDA: Find Cordylanthus mollis ssp. mollis in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Cordylanthus mollis ssp. mollis in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Cordylanthus mollis ssp. mollis

Metadata

Record Modified: 2020-11-09
Research By: CBR

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