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hairy bird's beak

Proximal leaves

1–4 mm wide, margins entire or lobed distally.

Inflorescences

bracts entire.

Cordylanthus pilosus subsp. pilosus

Phenology Flowering Jul–Sep.
Habitat Open woodlands and chaparral, sometimes on serpentine.
Elevation 60–1500 m. (200–4900 ft.)
Distribution
from FNA
CA
[BONAP county map]
Discussion

Subspecies pilosus grows in the Central Valley and Coast Ranges. Plants growing on serpentine appear depauperate, generally have fewer flowers per cluster, and are usually less hairy. Plants that appear to be intermediates between subspp. pilosus and trifidus occur in the Sacramento Valley.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)

Source FNA vol. 17, p. 674.
Parent taxa Orobanchaceae > Cordylanthus > Cordylanthus pilosus
Sibling taxa
C. pilosus subsp. trifidus
Synonyms C. diffusus, C. pilosus subsp. diffusus
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