Cordylanthus tenuis ssp. pallescens

Scientific Name: Cordylanthus tenuis Gray ssp. pallescens (Penn.) Chuang & Heckard
Common Name: pallid bird's-beak
Family:	Orobanchaceae
Element Code:	PDSCR0J0S3
USDA Plants Symbol:	COTEP2
Synonyms/Other Names: Cordylanthus pallescens

Lifeform: annual herb (hemiparasitic)
Blooming Period: Jul-Sep
Elevation: 695 - 1645 meters 2280 - 5395 feet
General Habitat: Lower montane coniferous forest (gravelly, volcanic alluvium)
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Notes: Threatened by development and road maintenance. Intergrades with ssp. tenuis and ssp. viscidus; core populations of ssp. pallescens should be prioritized for conservation. See Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 99(7):197-198 (1947) for original description, Systematic Botany Monographs 10:50-62 (1986) for taxonomic treatment, and Madroño 61(1):64-76 (2014) for taxonomic treatment and disussion of management.
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Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	3
Recent <=20 Years	15

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
California (CA)

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Siskiyou (SIS)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
City of Mount Shasta (4112233), Hotlum (4112243), Mt. Shasta (4112242), Weed (4112244)

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

Counties Quads

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