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

(not an active name)
Hispid bird's beak
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
Siskiyou Del Norte Modoc Humboldt Shasta Lassen Trinity Plumas Tehama Butte Mendocino Glenn Sierra Yuba Lake Nevada Colusa Placer Sutter El Dorado Yolo Alpine Napa Sonoma Sacramento Mono Amador Solano Calaveras Tuolumne San Joaquin Marin Contra Costa Alameda Santa Cruz Mariposa Madera San Francisco San Mateo Merced Fresno Stanislaus Santa Clara Inyo San Benito Tulare Kings Monterey San Bernardino San Luis Obispo Kern Santa Barbara Ventura Los Angeles Riverside Orange San Diego Imperial
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Bloom Period
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:
PLANTSCordylanthus hispidus
JEF + CNPSChloropyron molle ssp. hispidum
Information about Cordylanthus mollis ssp. hispidus from other sources
Nursery availability from CNPLX
Commercial availability unknown.

USDA PLANTS Profile (COMOH)

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Suggested Citation
“Calflora - Taxon Report.” The Calflora Database, a non-profit organization. .

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