Calflora Taxon Report
Castilleja applegatei  Fernald
Pine indian paintbrush, Wavy leaf paintbrush, Wavy leaved paintbrush
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2019 Timothy Boomer | WildMacro.com
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2019 Diane Etchison
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2020 David Greenberger
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2013 BOB CASE
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2021 Mike Russler
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2022 Mary Conway
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2018 David Popp
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2019 Diane Etchison
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2013 James Gonsman
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2024 Ryan O'Dell
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2018 Liz Block
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2022 Ryan O'Dell
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2020 R.A. Chasey
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2019 Detto Kennedy
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2020 Jay Chamberlain
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2019 Susan McDougall
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2019 Diane Etchison
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2020 Bob Sweatt
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2019 Bob Sweatt
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2021 Mike Russler
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2021 R.A. Chasey
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2021 Jamie Spielmann
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2021 Paul Watts
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2021 Mike Russler
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2015 Steve Matson
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2014 Steve Matson
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2022 Jeffrey Hapeman
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2022 Dana York
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2025 Mary Ann Machi
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2024 Ryan O'Dell
Castilleja applegatei is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.
Siskiyou Del Norte Modoc Humboldt Shasta Lassen Trinity Plumas Tehama Butte Mendocino Glenn Sierra Yuba Lake Nevada Colusa Placer Sutter El Dorado Yolo Alpine Napa Sonoma Sacramento Mono Amador Solano Calaveras Tuolumne San Joaquin Marin Contra Costa Alameda Santa Cruz Mariposa Madera San Francisco San Mateo Merced Fresno Stanislaus Santa Clara Inyo San Benito Tulare Kings Monterey San Bernardino San Luis Obispo Kern Santa Barbara Ventura Los Angeles Riverside Orange San Diego Imperial
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Genus: Castilleja
Family: Orobanchaceae  
(Scrophulariaceae)
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot
Communities: Yellow Pine Forest, Red Fir Forest, Lodgepole Forest, Subalpine Forest, Northern Juniper Woodland, Pinyon-Juniper Woodland
Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS + POWO
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[Wikipedia] Parasitic Behavior: Like other species of Indian paintbrush, it is a root parasite, feeding off plants such as sagebrush.[1] Although it can survive without parasitizing other plants, individuals that take a host grow faster and larger. (link added by Mary Ann Machi)

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