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Cordylanthus ramosus  Nutt. ex Benth.
Bushy bird's beak
Cordylanthus ramosus is an annual herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.
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
Genus: Cordylanthus
Family: Orobanchaceae  
(Scrophulariaceae)
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Wetlands:
Arid West: Occurs usually in non wetlands, occasionally in wetlands
Mountains, Valleys and Coast: Occurs usually in wetlands, occasionally in non wetlands

Habitat: slopes

Communities: Sagebrush Scrub, Yellow Pine Forest, Pinyon-Juniper Woodland, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS + POWO
Alternate Names:
JEF + PLANTSCordylanthus ramosus ssp. setosus
PLANTSCordylanthus ramosus var. puberulus
Information about  Cordylanthus ramosus from other sources
Nursery availability from CNPLX
Commercial availability unknown.
Jepson eFlora

USDA PLANTS Profile (CORA5)

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ID Tips on PlantID.net

[Wikipedia] Medicinal Use: This plant had a number of historical medicinal uses for the Navajo people, who used it as an emetic.[1] (link added by Mary Ann Machi)


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: 04/23/2025).