Species Details

Chloropyron tecopense

Tecopa bird's-beak

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Classification

Scientific Name: Chloropyron tecopense (Munz & J.C. Roos) Tank & J.M. Egger
Common Name: Tecopa bird's-beak
Family:	Orobanchaceae
Element Code:	PDSCR0J0Q0
USDA Plants Symbol:
Synonyms/Other Names: Cordylanthus tecopensis

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	1B.2
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G2
State Rank:	S1
Other Status:	BLM_S; SB_CalBG/RSABG
CRPR Changes:
Add Date:	1974-01-01
Date Edited:	2023-11-08

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: annual herb (hemiparasitic)

Blooming Period: Jul-Oct

Elevation:
60 - 900 meters
195 - 2955 feet

General Habitats:

Mojavean desert scrub
Meadows and seeps

Microhabitat Details:

Microhabitat:

Alkaline
Mesic

Notes

Notes: See Aliso 3(2):111-129 (1955) for original description.
Threats: Possibly threatened by hydrological alterations. Threatened in NV.
Taxonomy:

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

THREAT LIST:
Threat List Total:	10
	Total EOs	% of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed:	5	83 %
Other	4	66%
Development	3	50%
Non-native plant impacts	2	33%
ORV activity	2	33%
Vandalism/dumping/litter	1	16%
Waterway bank protection/maintenance	1	16%
Foot traffic/trampling	1	16%
Groundwater pumping	1	16%
Mining	1	16%
Altered flood/tidal/hydrologic regime	1	16%

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					6
A	B	C	D	X	U
0	3	1	0	0	2

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	1
Recent <=20 Years	5

Presence:
Presumed Extant	6
Possibly Extirpated	0
Presumed Extirpated	0

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
California (CA), Nevada (NV)

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Inyo (INY), San Bernardino (SBD)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Bole Spring (3611633)*, Old Ibex Pass (3511664), Resting Spring (3511682), Shoshone (3511683), Tecopa (3511672)

Notes:

Definitions of codes following a county and/or quad:
*		Presumed extirpated
(?)		Occurrence confirmed, but possibly extirpated
Quad and county data is imported from the CNDDB. Species may be present in other areas where conditions are favorable. These data should NOT be substituted for pre-project review or for on-site surveys.

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Presumed Extant

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