- Cordylanthus orcuttianus
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Cordylanthus orcuttianus Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Eudicots (unranked): Asterids Order: Lamiales Family: Orobanchaceae Genus: Cordylanthus Species: C. orcuttianus Binomial name Cordylanthus orcuttianus
A.GrayCordylanthus orcuttianus is a rare species of flowering plant in the broomrape family known by the common name Orcutt's bird's beak. It is native to Baja California and southern San Diego County, California, where few populations are known. It is a plant of coastal scrub habitat. This annual herb grows to a maximum of half a meter in height and is green to reddish-green in color and coated in stiff hairs. The leaves are up to 8 centimeters long and dissected into narrow segments. The inflorescence is a very dense cluster of flowers surrounded by bracts which are divided into narrow segments like the leaves. Each flower is up to 2.5 centimeters long and is made up of a yellow-tipped white fibrous pouch enclosed by a calyx of sepals.
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Categories:- Orobanchaceae
- Flora of California
- Flora of Baja California
- Lamiales stubs
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