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Cordylanthus eremicus

(Coville & Morton) Munz

Purple Birds-beak

G3Vulnerable Found in 3 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

G3VulnerableGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.159432

Element CodePDSCR0J040

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

Endemicendemic to a single state or province

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderScrophulariales

FamilyOrobanchaceae

GenusCordylanthus

Concept Reference

Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.

Conservation Status

Rank MethodExpertise without calculation

Review Date2015-01-26

Change Date2015-01-26

Edition Date1992-01-14

Edition AuthorsAnnable, C. (1992)

Rank Reasons

Appears to be infrequent in its limited distribution.

Range Extent Comments

This restricted species occurs in three regions in southeastern California (Death Valley, San Bernardino, and Kern Plateau) (Chuang & Heckard, 1986).

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (1)

United StatesN3

Province	Rank	Native
California	SNR	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (3)

California (3)

Area	Forest	Acres
South Sierra	Inyo National Forest	41,853
South Sierra	Sequoia National Forest	8,008
Woodpecker	Sequoia National Forest	11,936

References (2)

Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2019. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 17: Magnoliophyta: Tetrachondraceae to Orobanchaceae. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxiv + 737 pp.
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.