Chloropyron tecopense Calflora

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Taxon Report

Chloropyron tecopense (Munz & J.C. Roos) Tank & J.M. Egger

Tecopa bird's-beak

2015 John Doyen

2011 Duncan S. Bell

2015 John Doyen

Chloropyron tecopense is an annual herb that is native to California, and also found in Nevada.

also called Cordylanthus tecopensis

California Rare Plant Rank: 1B.2 (rare, threatened, or endangered in CA and elsewhere).


	Plant Range Observation Search (57 records) Plant Characteristics one or more occurrences within a 7.5-minute quadrangle

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Genus:	Chloropyron
Family:	Orobanchaceae
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 JEF + CNPS

Alternate Names:


JEF + CNPS	Cordylanthus tecopensis
PLANTS	Cordylanthus tecopensis

Information about Chloropyron tecopense from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape CNPS Inventory: 1B.2 Consortium of California Herbaria 2	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2023. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 12/02/2023).