Cordylanthus tecopensis Calflora

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Taxon Report

Cordylanthus tecopensis Munz & J. C. Roos

(not an active name)

Tecopa bird's beak

Cordylanthus tecopensis is an annual herb (hemiparasitic) that is native to California, and also found in Nevada.

also called Chloropyron tecopense


	Plant Range Observation Search ~58 records in California Plant Characteristics

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

Wetlands: Occurs usually in wetlands, occasionally in non wetlands

Habitat: meadows

Communities: Creosote Bush Scrub, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Chloropyron tecopense
JEF + CNPS	Chloropyron tecopense

Information about Cordylanthus tecopensis from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. USDA PLANTS Profile (COTE2) 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]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 05/12/2025).