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hairy bird's-beak

Nevin's bird's-beak

Stems

erect or ascending, 10–90(–120) cm, densely puberulent and glandular-puberulent, and pilose.

ascending, 20–80 cm, densely puberulent and glandular-puberulent, sometimes pilose.

Leaves

puberulent and pilose;

proximal 15–40 mm, margins 3-lobed, lobes 0.1–0.5 mm wide;

distal 10–25 × 0.1–0.3 mm, margins entire.

densely glandular-puberulent;

proximal 5–30 mm, margins 3-lobed, lobes 1 mm wide;

distal 5–20 × 1 mm, margins entire.

Inflorescences

spikes, 2- or 3-flowered, or flowers solitary;

bracts 1–4, 10–20 mm, margins entire or 3-lobed, lobes green or purple distally, linear-lanceolate.

spikes, 2(or 3)-flowered, or flowers solitary;

bracts 1–3, 5–10 mm, margins 3-lobed, lobes white to cream distally, linear or slightly spatulate, apex rounded to retuse.

Pedicels

bracteoles 15–20 mm, margins entire or toothed.

bracteoles 10–15 mm, margins entire.

Flowers

calyx 15–20 mm, tube 0–1 mm, apex 2-fid, cleft 0.5–1 mm;

corolla pale yellow to yellow-green, streaked and spotted with maroon, 15–20 mm, tube 5–10 mm, throat 5–8 mm diam., abaxial lip 5–10 mm, ca. equal to and appressed to adaxial;

stamens 4, filaments hairy, fertile pollen sacs 2 per filament, equal.

calyx 10–15 mm, tube 1 mm, apex entire;

corolla white with purple veins, apex yellow, 10–18 mm, throat 5–8 mm diam., abaxial lip 3–5 mm, ca. equal to and appressed to adaxial;

stamens 4, filaments hairy, fertile pollen sacs 1 per filament, vestigial pollen sacs present.

Capsules

oblong-ovoid, 6–10 mm.

ovoid-oblong, 5–8 mm.

Seeds

10–18, dark brown, ovoid, 1.5–2.5 mm, striate.

6–10, dark brown, ovoid, 2.5–3 mm, striate.

2n

= 28.

= 28.

Cordylanthus pilosus

Cordylanthus nevinii

Phenology Flowering Jul–Sep.
Habitat Openings, hillsides, pine-oak woodlands.
Elevation 1400–2600 m. (4600–8500 ft.)
Distribution
from FNA
CA
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from FNA
AZ; CA; Mexico (Baja California)
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Discussion

Subspecies 2 (2 in the flora).

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

Cordylanthus nevinii has relatively short inflorescence bracts, similar to those of C. rigidus subsp. brevibracteatus, which is sympatric. Cordylanthus nevinii can be distinguished by having only one fertile pollen sac per stamen and flowers much longer than the inflorescence bracts.

The corolla of Cordylanthus nevinii is very wide at the middle just proximal to the base of the adaxial lip. The flowers appear to have a pair of lateral pouches. This appearance is enhanced because the pouches are white, in contrast to the purple-veined adaxial lip.

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

Key
1. Inflorescence bracts entire.
subsp. pilosus
1. Inflorescence bracts 3-lobed.
subsp. trifidus
Source FNA vol. 17, p. 674. FNA vol. 17, p. 673.
Parent taxa Orobanchaceae > Cordylanthus Orobanchaceae > Cordylanthus
Sibling taxa
C. capitatus, C. eremicus, C. kingii, C. laxiflorus, C. nevinii, C. nidularius, C. parviflorus, C. pringlei, C. ramosus, C. rigidus, C. tenuis, C. wrightii
C. capitatus, C. eremicus, C. kingii, C. laxiflorus, C. nidularius, C. parviflorus, C. pilosus, C. pringlei, C. ramosus, C. rigidus, C. tenuis, C. wrightii
Subordinate taxa
C. pilosus subsp. pilosus, C. pilosus subsp. trifidus
Name authority A. Gray: Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 7: 382. (1868) A. Gray: Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 17: 229. (1882)
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