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.
Revision as of 19:06, 16 December 2019 by FNA>Volume Importer
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.
Discussion
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