Cordylanthus capitatus Nutt. ex Benth. belongs to the Orobanchaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Lamiales
Family
Orobanchaceae
Genus
Cordylanthus
Specific Epithet
capitatus
Authorship
Nutt. ex Benth.
Scientific Name ID
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
9/15/2013
Location
USA, Idaho, Ada
43.512806, -116.356500
Location Remarks
Roadside weed adjacent to a grassy pasture. "Barber Park" area east of Boise on Highway 21.
Collectors
Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Greg Kaltenecker
Notes
Bald area at the peak, with Chrysothamnus, Balsamorhiza, Eriogonum heracleoides, surrounded by Douglas fir forest.