The first known species of the genus Cordylanthus (family Orobanchaceae), the Cordylanthus rigidus, was first described in 1801 by the English plant taxonomist George Bentham.
The first known species of the genus Cordylanthus (family Orobanchaceae), the Cordylanthus rigidus, was first described in 1801 by the English plant taxonomist George Bentham.