familyOrobanchaceae
genusCordylanthus
speciesCordylanthus kingii
subspeciesCordylanthus kingii subsp. helleri
Cordylanthus kingii subsp. helleri
Syst. Bot. Monogr. 10: 81. 1986.
Common names: Heller’s bird’s-beak
Endemic
Basionym: Adenostegia helleri Ferris Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 45: 417, plate 10, fig. 17, plate 12, fig. 2. 1918
Synonyms: Cordylanthus helleri (Ferris) J. F. Macbride C. kingii var. helleri (Ferris) N. H. Holmgren
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 17. Treatment on page 672.
Stems densely villous, hairs glandular. Proximal leaves 10–25 mm, margins 3-lobed, lobes linear. Spikes 2–4-flowered, or flowers solitary, 20–30 mm; bracts 3–6, lobes narrowly lanceolate to linear. Corollas 15–25 mm. 2n = 26.
Phenology: Flowering Jun–Sep.
Habitat: Open pinyon-juniper woodlands and sagebrush scrub.
Elevation: 1200–3200 m.
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