Cordylanthus eremicus subsp. kernensis

T. I. Chuang & Heckard

Syst. Bot. Monogr. 10: 91, figs 3c2, 8k,l, 9d, 36i. 1986.

Common names: Kern Plateau bird’s-beak
Endemic
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 17. Treatment on page 671.

Inflorescences: bracts sparsely pilose or glabrous, lobes green to yellow-green distally, apex acute. Flowers: calyx tube 1 mm; corolla pink to lavender, lips pink; filaments hairy distally. Seeds not papillate.


Phenology: Flowering Jun–Sep.
Habitat: Dry, rocky slopes in pine-juniper woodlands.
Elevation: 2100–3000 m.

Discussion

Subspecies kernensis is known from the Kern Plateau in Inyo and Tulare counties. It can resemble Cordylanthus ramosus, which has calyces without a tube and yellow, not pink, corollas.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
Kerry A. Barringer +
T. I. Chuang & Heckard +
Adenostegia eremica +
Kern Plateau bird’s-beak +
2100–3000 m. +
Dry, rocky slopes in pine-juniper woodlands. +
Flowering Jun–Sep. +
Syst. Bot. Monogr. +
Cordylanthus ramosus subsp. eremicus +
Cordylanthus eremicus subsp. kernensis +
Cordylanthus eremicus +
subspecies +