Calflora: Cordylanthus tenuis ssp. brunneus

Calflora

Taxon Report 2364

Cordylanthus tenuis A. Gray ssp. brunneus (Jepson) Munz

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

It is included in the CNPS Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants on list 4.3 (limited distribution). 7th Edition / 8th Edition


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Plant Characteristics
and Associations

Bloom Period

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

Communities:	Chaparral, Foothill Woodland, Closed-cone Pine Forest
AFFINITY to serpentine soil: 5.1 (broad endemic) [Safford et al 2005]

Distribution by County

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Name Status:

Accepted by TJM2 + CNPS + PLANTS + JM93

Alternate Names:
(according to)

PLANTS:	Cordylanthus brunneus
ICPN:	Cordylanthus pilosus var. brunneus

More information about Cordylanthus tenuis ssp. brunneus


	Location Suitability Nursery / seed vendor availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Landscaping information from Calscape Photos on CalPhotos / Google Images		Jepson eFlora Records from the Consortium of California Herbaria Original Publication citation (ITIS) USDA PLANTS Profile (COTEB)		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 14, 2017).

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