Calflora: Cordylanthus mollis ssp. hispidus

Taxon Report 2344

Cordylanthus mollis A. Gray ssp. hispidus (Pennell) Chuang & Heckard (not an active name; please see Chloropyron molle ssp. hispidum)

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

It was included in the CNPS Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants on list [1B.1] (rare, threatened, or endangered in CA and elsewhere). 7th Edition / 8th Edition


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Plant Characteristics
and Associations

Family:	OROBANCHACEAE (PLANTS: SCROPHULARIACEAE)
Genus:	Cordylanthus
Parent Record	Cordylanthus mollis

Communities:	Alkali Sink, Valley Grassland, wetland-riparian
Habitat:	meadows, playas [CNPS Inventory]
Wetlands:	Occurs almost always under natural conditions in wetlands [U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.]

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Name Status:

Accepted by PLANTS + JM93
TJM2 + CNPS accepted name:	Chloropyron molle ssp. hispidum

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Cordylanthus hispidus

NOTE: Cordylanthus mollis ssp. hispidus is not an active name in the Calflora species table.

More information about Cordylanthus mollis ssp. hispidus


	Location Suitability Nursery / seed vendor availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Landscaping information from Calscape Photos on CalPhotos / Google Images		Records from the Consortium of California Herbaria Original Publication citation (ITIS) USDA PLANTS Profile (COMOH)		Search the International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Search the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center website references from Google

Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation,
with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria.
[web application]. 2017. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization].
Available: http://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: Jul 13, 2017).

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