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Cordylanthus (lit. ' club-flower '), commonly known as bird's beaks, is a genus of parasitic plants in the broomrape family, Orobanchaceae.These western North American natives are sparse, weedy-looking annuals with long branching erect stems and little foliage, and many bear bird's-beak–shaped flowers.
Cordylanthus nevinii is a species of flowering plant in the family Orobanchaceae known by the common name Nevin's bird's beak. It is native to pine and oak forests and woodlands in southern California, western Arizona, and northern Baja California. It is a red-tinted gray-green annual herb reaching 80 centimeters in maximum height.
The colour of a bird's beak results from concentrations of pigments—primarily melanins and carotenoids—in the epidermal layers, including the rhamphotheca. [39] In general, beak colour depends on a combination of the bird's hormonal state and diet. Colours are typically brightest as the breeding season approaches and palest after breeding. [40]
Cordylanthus tenuis is a species of flowering plant in the family Orobanchaceae known by the common name slender bird's beak.It is native to the US states of California, Oregon, and Nevada, where it grows in woodland and forest.
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When an answer is composed of multiple or hyphenated words, some crosswords (especially in Britain) indicate the structure of the answer. For example, "(3,5)" after a clue indicates that the answer is composed of a three-letter word followed by a five-letter word. Most American-style crosswords do not provide this information.
Cordylanthus nidularius is a small annual herb.It foliage is red-tinted gray-green in color, and coated with glandular hairs and woolly fibers. [2]The flowers are each surrounded by 2 or 3 bracts divided into three narrow lobes up to 1.5 centimeters long.
Cordylanthus ramosus is a species of flowering plant in the family Orobanchaceae known by the common name bushy bird's beak. It is native to the western United States where it grows in mountains and plateau, including the sagebrush of the Great Basin .