Taxon Report

Dicranostegia orcuttiana (A. Gray) Pennell

Orcutt's bird's-beak

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Classification


Scientific Name:	Dicranostegia orcuttiana (A. Gray) Pennell
Common Name:	Orcutt's bird's-beak
Family:	Orobanchaceae
Element Code:	PDSCR0J0G0
USDA Plants Symbol:
Synonyms/Other Names:	Cordylanthus orcuttianus

Ecology and Life History


Lifeform:	annual herb (hemiparasitic)
Blooming Period: (Mar)Apr-Jul(Sep)	(Mar)Apr-Jul(Sep)
Elevation:	10-350 (35-1150)
General Habitats:	Coastal scrub
Microhabitat:
Microhabitat Details:

Conservation Status


CA Rare Plant Rank:	2B.1
Global Rank:	G3
State Rank:	S1
State List:	None
Fed List:	None
Other Status:	SB_CRES
CRPR Changes:	changed from 2.1 to 2B.1 on 2013-06-12

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB


Total Occurrences:	13
Element Occurrence Ranks:
Excellent (A)	0
Good (B)	1
Fair (C)	0
Poor (D)	0
None (X)	0
Unknown (U)	12

Location


California Endemic: False
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
San Diego (SDG)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Imperial Beach (3211751), Jamul Mountains (3211668), National City (3211761), Otay Mesa (3211658)

Threat List Data from the CNDDB


Threat List Total:	4
EOs with Threat Listed:	Total EOs	% of EOs
	4	31 %
Development	2	15%
Road/trail construction/maint.	2	15%
Mining	1	7%
Non-native plant impacts	1	7%

Notes



Seriously threatened by urbanization. Also threatened by trail widening and non-native plants.
Threats:

Taxonomy:

Selected References

Citation California Native Plant Society, Rare Plant Program. 2025. Rare Plant Inventory (online edition, v9.5.1). Website https://www.rareplants.cnps.org [accessed 9 January 2025].