Species Details

Cordylanthus eremicus ssp. kernensis

Kern Plateau bird's-beak

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Classification

Scientific Name: Cordylanthus eremicus (Cov. & Mort.) Munz ssp. kernensis Chuang & Heckard
Common Name: Kern Plateau bird's-beak
Family:	Orobanchaceae
Element Code:	PDSCR0J043
USDA Plants Symbol:	COERK
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Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	1B.3
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G3T2
State Rank:	S2
Other Status:	BLM_S; USFS_S
CRPR Changes:
Add Date:	1988-01-01
Date Edited:	2021-05-26

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: annual herb (hemiparasitic)
Blooming Period: (May)Jul-Sep
Elevation: 1675 - 3000 meters 5495 - 9845 feet
General Habitat: Great Basin scrub Joshua tree "woodland" Pinyon and juniper woodland Upper montane coniferous forest
General Micro Habitat:
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Notes

Notes: Known only from the Kern Plateau region. Possibly threatened by trail maintenance, foot traffic, and vehicles. See Systematic Botany Monographs 10:89-92 (1986) for original description.
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Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					14
A	B	C	D	X	U
1	3	2	1	0	7

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	8
Recent <=20 Years	6

Presence:
Presumed Extant	14
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), Tulare (TUL)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Bonita Meadows (3611813), Breckenridge Mtn. (3511845), Cirque Peak (3611842), Crag Peak (3611812), Haiwee Pass (3611821), Lamont Peak (3511871), Miracle Hot Springs (3511855), Monache Mountain (3611822), Olancha (3611831), Templeton Mtn. (3611832)

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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