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Cordylanthus parviflorus

Cordylanthus parviflorus (Ferris) Wiggins

Purple Bird's Beak, Purple Bird's-beak, Small-flowered Bird's-beak, Sticky Bird’s-beak

Scrophulariaceae (Figwort family)

Synonym(s): Cordylanthus glandulosus

USDA Symbol: COPA9

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

 

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Annual
Habit: Herb
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 2 feet tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Pink , Purple
Bloom Time: Aug , Sep , Oct

Distribution

USA: AZ , CA , ID , NV , UT
Native Habitat: Dry, rocky slopes, sagebrush scrub, pinyon-juniper woodlands, Joshua tree woodlands.

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

Metadata

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

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