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Cordylanthus tenuis ssp. capillaris
Cordylanthus tenuis A. Gray ssp. capillaris (Pennell) T.I. Chuang & Heckard
Pennell's Bird's Beak, Pennell's Bird's-beak
Scrophulariaceae (Figwort family)
Synonym(s): Cordylanthus capillaris
USDA Symbol: COTEC
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: CANative Distribution: Listed as endangered in the United States.
Native Habitat: Serpentine in mixed-evergreen forests, chaparral.
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Threatened & Endangered Status
USFWS Species Profile: Q2O8Status: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
Additional resources
USDA: Find Cordylanthus tenuis ssp. capillaris in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Cordylanthus tenuis ssp. capillaris in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Cordylanthus tenuis ssp. capillaris
Metadata
Record Modified: 2020-11-09Research By: CBR