Cordylanthus tenuis

Cordylanthus tenuis
Cordylanthus tenuis
ssp. pallescens
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Orobanchaceae
Genus: Cordylanthus
Species: C. tenuis
Binomial name
Cordylanthus tenuis
Gray
Synonyms

Cordylanthus bolanderi
Cordylanthus brunneus
Cordylanthus capillaris
Cordylanthus pallescens
Cordylanthus viscidus

Cordylanthus tenuis is a species of flowering plant in the broomrape family known by the common name slender bird's beak. It is native to the US states of California, Oregon, and Nevada, where it grows in woodland and forest. It erects a spindly stem which may exceed a meter in height with sparse narrow leaves a few centimeters long, and is sometimes sticky with glandular secretions. The plant is greenish and tinted with yellow or purple coloration. The stem branches at intervals and at the end of each branch is a cluster of one to several flowers. Each pocket-shaped flower is one to two centimeters long and about one wide, made up of fuzzy maroon lobes with white or yellow lips.

There are several subspecies, including:

  • C. t. ssp. barbatus - Fresno County slender bird's beak
  • C. t. ssp. brunneus - serpentine bird's beak
  • C. t. ssp. capillaris - Pennell's bird's beak
  • C. t. ssp. pallescens - pallid bird's beak
  • C. t. ssp. tenuis
  • C. t. ssp. viscidus

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  • Cordylanthus tenuis — ID 21349 Symbol Key COTE3 Common Name slender bird s beak Family Scrophulariaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Native to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution CA, NV, OR Growth Habit Forb/herb …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Cordylanthus tenuis ssp. tenuis — ID 21357 Symbol Key COTET2 Common Name slender bird s beak Family Scrophulariaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Native to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution CA, NV, OR Growth Habit Forb/herb …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Cordylanthus tenuis ssp. barbatus — ID 21350 Symbol Key COTEB2 Common Name Fresno County bird s beak Family Scrophulariaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Native to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution CA Growth Habit Forb/herb …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Cordylanthus tenuis ssp. brunneus — ID 21351 Symbol Key COTEB Common Name serpentine bird s beak Family Scrophulariaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Native to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution CA Growth Habit Forb/herb Dur …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Cordylanthus tenuis ssp. capillaris — ID 21353 Symbol Key COTEC Common Name Pennell s bird s beak Family Scrophulariaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Native to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution CA Growth Habit Forb/herb Dura …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Cordylanthus tenuis ssp. pallescens — ID 21355 Symbol Key COTEP2 Common Name pallid bird s beak Family Scrophulariaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Native to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution CA Growth Habit Forb/herb Durati …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Cordylanthus tenuis ssp. viscidus — ID 21360 Symbol Key COTEV Common Name slender bird s beak Family Scrophulariaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Native to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution CA, OR Growth Habit Forb/herb Du …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Cordylanthus tenuis A. Gray ssp. tenuis — Symbol COTET2 Common Name slender bird s beak Botanical Family Scrophulariaceae …   Scientific plant list

  • Cordylanthus tenuis A. Gray — Symbol COTE3 Common Name slender bird s beak Botanical Family Scrophulariaceae …   Scientific plant list

  • Cordylanthus tenuis A. Gray ssp. barbatus T.I. Chuang & Heckard — Symbol COTEB2 Common Name Fresno County bird s beak Botanical Family Scrophulariaceae …   Scientific plant list

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