Flora of North America species comparison

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Cordylanthus wrightii subsp. wrightii

Cordylanthus wrightii subsp. tenuifolius
Photo is of parent taxon

Wright's bird's beak
Photo is of parent taxon

Wright's bird's beak
Stems

puberulent to sparsely puberulent and/or glandular-puberulent.

scabrous.
Leaves

3–5-lobed.

3–7-lobed.
Spikes

2–4-flowered, 20–30 mm;

bracts 2 or 3.

5–12-flowered, 25–30 mm;

bracts 4–10.
Pedicels

bracteoles 15–30 mm, margins toothed distally.

bracteoles 20–25 mm, margins toothed distally.
Flowers

corolla bright yellow or lavender-pink with purple markings, 20–25 mm.

corolla pale yellow with purple markings, 20–25 mm.
2n

= 26.

= 26.

Cordylanthus wrightii subsp. wrightii

Cordylanthus wrightii subsp. tenuifolius
Phenology Flowering Jul–Sep. Flowering Jul–Oct.
Habitat Dry openings, pinyon-juniper woodlands, sagebrush scrub. Open, rocky sites, pinyon-juniper woodlands.
Elevation 1600–2200 m. (5200–7200 ft.) 1300–2000 m. (4300–6600 ft.)
Distribution
from FNA
AZ; CO; NM; TX; UT; Mexico (Chihuahua)
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from FNA
AZ; NM
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Discussion

The inflorescence bracts of subsp. wrightii are three- to nine-lobed; northern populations tend to have three-lobed bracts; southerly populations have bracts with five to nine lobes.

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

In areas where their distributions overlap, subspp. tenuifolius and wrightii intergrade in the shape of the bracteoles and overall indument.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
Source FNA vol. 17, p. 678. FNA vol. 17, p. 678.
Parent taxa Orobanchaceae > Cordylanthus > Cordylanthus wrightii Orobanchaceae > Cordylanthus > Cordylanthus wrightii
Sibling taxa
C. wrightii subsp. kaibabensis, C. wrightii subsp. tenuifolius
C. wrightii subsp. kaibabensis, C. wrightii subsp. wrightii
Synonyms C. wrightii var. pauciflorus C. tenuifolius
Name authority unknown (Pennell) T. I. Chuang & Heckard: Syst. Bot. Monogr. 10: 86. (1986)
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