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| Cordylanthus wrightii | |
|---|---|
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| Flower | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Orobanchaceae |
| Genus: | Cordylanthus |
| Species: | C. wrightii |
| Binomial name | |
| Cordylanthus wrightii | |
Cordylanthus wrightii, or Wright's birdbeak, is an annual plant in the family Orobanchaceae found in the Colorado Plateau and Canyonlands region of the southwestern United States.[2]: 79
Taxonomy
[edit]Cordylanthus wrightii was scientifically described and named by Asa Gray in 1859. It is classified in the genus Cordylanthus as part of the family Orobanchaceae.[3]
According to Plants of the World Online it has three subspecies:
- Cordylanthus wrightii subsp. kaibabensis – Native to northern Arizona[4]
- Cordylanthus wrightii subsp. tenuifolius – Southeast Arizona and southwest New Mexico[5]
- Cordylanthus wrightii subsp. wrightii – Widespread, southwest US and northern Mexico[6]
Cordylanthus wrightii has three synonyms of the species or of two of its three subspeices.[3][5][6]
| Name | Year | Rank | Synonym of: | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adenostegia wrightii (A.Gray) Greene | 1891 | species | C. wrightii | ≡ hom. |
| Cordylanthus tenuifolius Pennell | 1940 | species | subsp. tenuifolius | ≡ hom. |
| Cordylanthus wrightii var. pauciflorus Kearney & Peebles | 1939 | variety | subsp. wrightii | = het. |
| Notes: ≡ homotypic synonym ; = heterotypic synonym | ||||
References
[edit]Citations
[edit]- ↑ NatureServe 2025.
- ↑ Canyon Country Wildflowers, Damian Fagan, 2nd ed., 2012, Morris Bush Publishing, LLC. in cooperation with Canyonlands Natural History Association, ISBN 978-0-7627-7013-7
- 1 2 POWO 2025a.
- ↑ POWO 2025b.
- 1 2 POWO 2025c.
- 1 2 POWO 2025d.
Sources
[edit]- Web sources
- NatureServe (1 November 2025). "Cordylanthus wrightii". NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
- POWO (2025a). "Cordylanthus wrightii A.Gray". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
- POWO (2025b). "Cordylanthus wrightii subsp. kaibabensis T.I.Chuang & Heckard". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
- POWO (2025c). "Cordylanthus wrightii subsp. tenuifolius (Pennell) T.I.Chuang & Heckard". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
- POWO (2025d). "Cordylanthus wrightii subsp. wrightii". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
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