Castilleja ambigua Calflora

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Taxon Report

Castilleja ambigua Hook. & Arn.

Johnny nip, Paintbrush orthocarpus

2022 Justin Luong

2022 Cynthia Powell

2020 Julian Geoghegan

2022 Cynthia Powell

2011 Dylan Neubauer

2005 Doreen L. Smith

2009 Neal Kramer

Castilleja ambigua is an annual herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.


	Plant Range Observation Search (473 records) Plant Characteristics

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Subspecies and Varieties:
... ssp. ambigua ... ssp. humboldtiensis ... ssp. insalutata ... var. ambigua ... var. heckardii ... var. humboldtiensis ... var. insalutata ... var. meadii
Genus:	Castilleja
Family:	Orobanchaceae (Scrophulariaceae)
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Wetlands: Occurs usually in wetlands, occasionally in non wetlands

Habitat: coastal, salt-marsh

Communities: Coastal Salt Marsh, Northern Coastal Scrub, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


JEF	Orthocarpus castillejoides

Information about Castilleja ambigua from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (CAAM32) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2023. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 05/30/2023).