Species Details

Cordylanthus tenuis ssp. brunneus

serpentine bird's-beak

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Classification

Scientific Name: Cordylanthus tenuis Gray ssp. brunneus (Jeps.) Munz
Common Name: serpentine bird's-beak
Family:	Orobanchaceae
Element Code:	PDSCR0J0S1
USDA Plants Symbol:	COTEB
Synonyms/Other Names:

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	4.3
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G4G5T3
State Rank:	S3
Other Status:
CRPR Changes:
Add Date:	1988-01-01
Date Edited:	2021-11-05

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: annual herb (hemiparasitic)

Blooming Period: Jul-Aug

Elevation:
305 - 915 meters
1000 - 3000 feet

General Habitats:

Closed-cone coniferous forest
Chaparral
Cismontane woodland

Microhabitat Details:

Microhabitat:

Serpentine (usually)

Notes

Notes: Threatened by development and road maintenance. See Systematic Botany Monographs 10:50-62 (1986) for 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)
Colusa (COL), Glenn (GLE), Lake (LAK), Mendocino (MEN), Napa (NAP), Sonoma (SON)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Aetna Springs (3812264), Camp Meeker (3812248), Chiles Valley (3812253), Clearlake Highlands (3812286), Comptche (3912335), Detert Reservoir (3812265), Geyserville (3812268), Jericho Valley (3812274), Kelseyville (3812287), Kenwood (3812245), Knoxville (3812273), Lodoga (3912234), Mount St. Helena (3812266), Navarro (3912325), St. Helena (3812254), Stonyford (3912245), The Geysers (3812277), Whispering Pines (3812276)

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

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