Castilleja campestris Calflora

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Taxon Report

Castilleja campestris (Benth.) T. I. Chuang & Heckard

Vernal pool indian paintbrush, Yellow owl's clover

2021 Robin Carter

2004 Carol W. Witham

2013 Ron Wolf

1993 Dean Wm. Taylor

2015 Neal Kramer

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


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Subspecies and Varieties:
... ssp. campestris ... ssp. succulenta ... var. succulenta
Genus:	Castilleja
Family:	Orobanchaceae (Scrophulariaceae)
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Wetlands: Occurs usually in wetlands, occasionally in non wetlands

Communities: Foothill Woodland, Valley Grassland, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


JEF	Orthocarpus campestris

Information about Castilleja campestris from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (CACA79) 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, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2023. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 02/06/2023).