Cordylanthus tenuis subsp. tenuis

IllustratedEndemic
Synonyms: Cordylanthus bolanderi (A. Gray) Pennell C. pilosus subsp. bolanderi (A. Gray) Munz C. pilosus var. bolanderi A. Gray
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 17. Treatment on page 677. Mentioned on page 667, 676.

Stems puberulent to glandular-pubescent proximally. Leaves green, linear, entire. Inflorescences 1–3-flowered; bracts green, entire, hirsute with a few long hairs near margins. Flowers: corolla 10–20 mm.


Phenology: Flowering Jul–Sep.
Habitat: Openings in conifer woodlands.
Elevation: 300–2600 m.

Discussion

Subspecies tenuis grows in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada with a disjunct population in the Klamath Range. Some plants from the central Klamath Range are similar to subsp. viscidus, which has three-lobed inflorescence bracts.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

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Kerry A. Barringer +
A. Gray +
300–2600 m. +
Openings in conifer woodlands. +
Flowering Jul–Sep. +
Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts +
Illustrated +  and Endemic +
Cordylanthus bolanderi +, C. pilosus subsp. bolanderi +  and C. pilosus var. bolanderi +
Cordylanthus tenuis subsp. tenuis +
Cordylanthus tenuis +
subspecies +