Cordylanthus mollis ssp. hispidus Calflora

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Taxon Report

Cordylanthus mollis A. Gray ssp. hispidus (Pennell) T. I. Chuang & Heckard

(not an active name)

Hispid bird's beak

2010 Doug Wirtz

2010 Chris Winchell

Cordylanthus mollis ssp. hispidus is an annual herb (hemiparasitic) that is native to California, and endemic (limited) to California.

also called Chloropyron molle ssp. hispidum


	Plant Range Observation Search ~90 records in California Plant Characteristics

Bloom Period

Photos on Calflora


Parent:	Cordylanthus mollis
Genus:	Cordylanthus
Family:	Orobanchaceae (Scrophulariaceae)
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Wetlands: Occurs in wetlands

Habitat: meadows, playas

Communities: Alkali Sink, Valley Grassland, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Cordylanthus hispidus
JEF + CNPS	Chloropyron molle ssp. hispidum

Information about Cordylanthus mollis ssp. hispidus from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. USDA PLANTS Profile (COMOH) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 11/21/2024).