Cordylanthus pilosus subsp. trifidus

Family: Orobanchaceae · Type: annual · Native

Bristly bird's-beak is a California native annual herb found in northern and central Sierra Nevada Foothill woodland at elevations generally below 1,100 meters. Flowering from June to August, this plant produces small flowers nestled within distinctively three-lobed bracts with truncate to obtuse tips. Growing with slender stems reaching up to 30 centimeters tall, it develops a delicate, branching structure typical of annual herbs. Its leaves are likely narrow and divided, complementing the plant's intricate bract and flower arrangement. The small flowers, slightly shorter than their surrounding bracts, create a subtle and intricate botanical display characteristic of this woodland species.

Habitat: Foothill woodland

Bloom period: Jun-Aug

Elevation: generally < 1100 m

Bioregions: n&ampc SNF.

Data from The California Species Project — 14,000+ California species with verified data from CNPS, CDFW, USFWS, Jepson eFlora, Cal-IPC, and more.