Cordylanthus wrightii
Cordylanthus wrightii, or Wright's birdbeak, is an annual plant in the family Orobanchaceae found in the Flora of the [Colorado Plateau and Canyonlands region|Colorado Plateau and Canyonlands region] of the southwestern United States.
Taxonomy
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.According to Plants of [the World Online] it has three subspecies:
- Cordylanthus wrightii subsp. kaibabensis – Native to northern Arizona
- Cordylanthus wrightii subsp. tenuifolius – Southeast Arizona and southwest New Mexico
- Cordylanthus wrightii subsp. wrightii – Widespread, southwest US and northern Mexico