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Cordylanthus laxiflorus

Gray

Nodding Bird's-beak

G3Vulnerable (G2G4) Found in 4 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G3VulnerableGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.140215
Element CodePDSCR0J0A0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
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
Review Date2002-10-09
Change Date2002-10-09
Edition Date2002-10-09
Edition AuthorsAnnable, C. (1992)
Rank Reasons
This species is not frequently collected and has a limited distribution.
Range Extent Comments
Central Arizona to eastern New Mexico and northern Sonora, Mexico (Chuang & Heckard, 1986).
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Dry rocky (often limestone) slopes and mesas, and along creeks, often with Juniperus osteosperma, Pinus monophylla and Cupressus glabra (Chuang & Heckard, 1986).
Other Nations (1)
United StatesN3
ProvinceRankNative
ArizonaSNRYes
New MexicoSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (4)
Arizona (4)
AreaForestAcres
Happy ValleyCoronado National Forest7,972
MazatzalTonto National Forest16,942
Pine Mountain Wilderness ContiguousTonto National Forest6,518
Walker MountainCoconino National Forest6,382
References (2)
  1. 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.
  2. 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.