Latin name: Cordylanthus rigidus (Benth.) Jepson ssp.
  setigerus Chuang & Heckard
  Pronunciation: kor-di-LAN-thus RI-ji-dus seh-TI-jer-us

  Common name: Bristly bird's beak
  Family: Scrophulariaceae (Figwort)
  Habitat: Many habitats below 7500', open foothill
  woodland, chaparral and coastal sage scrub, deserts,
  coniferous forest, dry granitic soils

  Blooming period: July to August
  Click for Latin name derivations:  1) Cordylanthus
  2) rigidus  3) setigerus
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