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Cordylanthus palmatus

Cordylanthus palmatus (Ferris) J.F. Macbr.

Palmate Salty Bird's Beak, Palmate-bracted Bird's Beak, Palmbract Bird's-beak

Scrophulariaceae (Figwort family)

Synonym(s): Cordylanthus carnulosus, Cordylanthus palmatus ssp. carnulosus

USDA Symbol: COPA8

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Annual
Habit: Herb
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 1 foot tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White , Purple
Bloom Time: May , Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep , Oct

Distribution

USA: CA
Native Distribution: Listed as endangered in the United States.
Native Habitat: Alkaline flats.

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

USFWS Species Profile: Q1UT
Status: Endangered
Historic Range: U.S.A. (CA)
Critical Habitat: N/A
Special Rules: N/A
This information is derived from the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Serrvice Environmental Conservation Online System.

National Wetland Indicator Status

Region:	AGCP	AK	AW	CB	EMP	GP	HI	MW	NCNE	WMVE
Status:			OBL							OBL

This information is derived from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Wetland Plant List, Version 3.1 (Lichvar, R.W. 2013. The National Wetland Plant List: 2013 wetland ratings. Phytoneuron 2013-49: 1-241). Click here for map of regions.

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
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter

Additional resources

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

Metadata

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

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