CNPS Inventory Plant Detail

Cordylanthus eremicus ssp. kernensis

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

Biology
Lifeform: annual herb (hemiparasitic) Blooming Period: May - September Habitat: • Great Basin scrub • Joshua tree woodland • Pinyon and juniper woodland • Upper montane coniferous forest

Rarity Status
CA Rare Plant Rank: 1B.3 Rare, threatened, or endangered in California and elsewhere .3: Not very endangered in California Federal Listing Status: Not Listed State Listing Status: Not Listed State Rank: S2.3 S2: Imperiled. .3: No current threats known. Global Rank: G3?T2 T2: Imperiled. G3: (species) Vulnerable.

Occurrence Data from DFG
California Natural Diversity Database

Total # of Known Element Occurrences: 14
Element Occurrence Ranks:

A B C D X U

1 3 2 1 0 7

Population Status:

Historic >20 yrs	Recent <=20 yrs
5	9

Presence:

Present Extant	Possibly Extirpated	Extirpated
14	0	0

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. To submit rare plant observation data, use the CNDDB field survey form. Please see also the CNPS Rare Plant Data page. Date Added: 1988-01-01 Last Update: 2012-11-05

Location

Elevation: 1675 - 3000 meters

California Endemic: yes

States: California

California Counties and Islands: name (code)
Inyo (INY), Kern (KRN), Tulare (TUL)

Quads: name (DWR code) USGS code
Breckenridge Mtn. (238A) 35118D5, Lamont Peak (283D) 35118G1, Haiwee Pass (306A) 36118B1, Monache Mountain (306B) 36118B2, Crag Peak (306C) 36118A2, Bonita Meadows (307D) 36118A3, Cirque Peak (329B) 36118D2, Templeton Mtn. (329C) 36118C2, Olancha (329D) 36118C1

Notes:

Definitions of codes preceding a county and/or quad:
*		Presumed extirpated
?		Uncertain about distribution or identity
?*		Uncertain about distribution, but presumed extirpated if once present
(?)		Occurrence confirmed, but possibly extirpated

Species may be present in other areas where conditions are favorable.

Presumed Extant

Presumed Extirpated or Unknown

501

Links to Leading Resources of Taxon Information
USDA PLANTS Calflora CalPhotos Consortium of California Herbaria California Department of Fish and Game: CNDDB Quick Viewer

Suggested Citation
California Native Plant Society (CNPS). Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants (online edition, v8-01a). California Native Plant Society. Sacramento, CA. Accessed on .

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