Cordylanthus

Cordylanthus maritimus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lamiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Lamiales

Familia: Orobanchaceae
Tribus: Pedicularideae
Genus: Cordylanthus
Species: C. capitatus – C. eremicus – C. kingii – C. laxiflorus – C. nevinii – C. nidularius – C. parviflorus – C. pilosus – C. pringlei – C. ramosus – C. rigidus – C. tenuis – C. wrightii

Source(s) of checklist:
Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Cordylanthus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 November 23. Reference page.

Name

• Cordylanthus Nutt. ex Benth. Prodr. 10: 597–498. (1846)
• Type species: Cordylanthus rigidus (Benth.) Jeps. Fl. W. Calif. (ed. 2) 387. (1911)

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Adenostegia Benth. in J.Lindley, Intr. Nat. Syst. Bot., ed. 2: 445 (1836)

Homonyms

• Cordylanthus Blume in Mus. Bot. 2: 27 (1856), nom. illeg. vide Homalium Jacq. in Enum. Syst. Pl.: 5 (1760)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regional: Western Central USA Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, Montana, Texas, Utah, Wyoming Regional: Western USA California, Oregon, Washington Regional: Mexico Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Bentham, G. 1846. Ordo CXLII. Scrophulariaceae. Pp. 186–586, 589–598 in De Candolle, A. (ed.), Prodromus systematis naturalis regni vegetabilis, sive enumeratio contracta ordinum, generum, specierumque plantarum hucusque cognitarum, juxta methodi naturalis normas digesta, Pars 10, Sistens Borragineas proprie dictas et Scrophulariaceas cum indice nominum et synonymorum voluminum I–X. Sumptibus Victoris Masson, Parisiis [Paris]. BHL Biblioteca Digital Reference page.  p. 597

Additional references

• Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2019). Flora of North America North of Mexico 17: 1-737. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2014. Cordylanthus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2014 Feb. 28. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2014. Cordylanthus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 28 Feb. 2014.
• International Plant Names Index. 2014. Cordylanthus. Published online. Accessed: Feb. 28 2014. Reference page.

Vernacular names

English: Birds Beaks