Species Details

Cordylanthus eremicus ssp. eremicus

desert bird's-beak

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Classification

Scientific Name: Cordylanthus eremicus (Cov. & Mort.) Munz ssp. eremicus
Common Name: desert bird's-beak
Family:	Orobanchaceae
Element Code:	PDSCR0J042
USDA Plants Symbol:	COERE2
Synonyms/Other Names: Cordylanthus bernardinus Munz

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	4.3
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G3T3
State Rank:	S3
Other Status:	SB_CalBG/RSABG
CRPR Changes:
Add Date:	1980-01-01
Date Edited:	2021-05-26

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: annual herb (hemiparasitic)

Blooming Period: Jul-Oct

Elevation:
1000 - 3000 meters
3280 - 9845 feet

General Habitats:

Joshua tree "woodland"
Mojavean desert scrub
Pinyon and juniper woodland

Microhabitat Details:

Microhabitat:

Notes

Notes: Includes C. bernardinus. See Systematic Botany Monographs 10:89-92 (1986) for revised taxonomic treatment.
Threats:
Taxonomy:

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

THREAT LIST:
Threat List Total:	0
	Total EOs	% of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed:	0	0 %

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					0
A	B	C	D	X	U
0	0	0	0	0	0

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	0
Recent <=20 Years	0

Presence:
Presumed Extant	0
Possibly Extirpated	0
Presumed Extirpated	0

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
California (CA)

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Inyo (INY), Kern (KRN), Riverside (RIV), San Bernardino (SBD)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Big Bear City (3411637), Centennial Canyon (3611737), China Gardens (3611725), Coso Peak (3611726), Cougar Buttes (3411647), Emigrant Pass (3611732), Fawnskin (3411638), Gold Valley (3611616), Haiwee Reservoirs (3611728), Harris Hill (3611754), Homewood Canyon (3511784), Jackass Canyon (3611755), Louisiana Butte (3611715), Lucerne Valley (3411648), Manly Fall (3511782), Manly Peak (3511781), Maturango Peak (3611714), Mormon Point (3611617), Mountain Springs Canyon (3511785), Onyx Peak (3411626), Owens Peak (3511768), Panamint (3611711), Petroglyph Canyon (3611716), Telescope Peak (3611721), Upper Centennial Flat (3611727), Wildrose Peak (3611731), Yucca Valley South (3411614)

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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Map

Presumed Extant

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