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Cordylanthus tenuis
Cordylanthus tenuis A. Gray
Slender Bird's Beak, Slender Bird's-beak
Scrophulariaceae (Figwort family)
Synonym(s):
USDA Symbol: COTE3
USDA Native Status: L48 (N)
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: AnnualHabit: Herb
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 4 feet tall.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: White , Yellow , PurpleBloom Time: Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep
Distribution
USA: CA , NV , ORNative Habitat: Serpentine in mixed-evergreen forests, foothill woodlands, chaparral, open volcanic alluvium.
Web Reference
Webref 30 - Calflora (2018) CalfloraWebref 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 tenuis in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Cordylanthus tenuis in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Cordylanthus tenuis
Metadata
Record Modified: 2020-11-09Research By: CBR