Calflora Taxon Report
Castilleja mendocinensis  (Eastw.) Pennell
Mendocino coast paintbrush
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2022 R.A. Chasey
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2016 R. Adam Chasey
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2016 Asa & Teresa Spade
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2020 Asa B Spade
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2022 Sara Timby
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2020 Asa B Spade
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2024 Suzanne L. Weakley
Castilleja mendocinensis is a perennial herb (hemiparasitic) that is native to California, and endemic (limited) to California.
California Rare Plant Rank: 1B.2 (rare, threatened, or endangered in CA and elsewhere)
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Genus: Castilleja
Family: Orobanchaceae  
(Scrophulariaceae)
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot
Habitat: dunes, coastal

Communities: Coastal Strand, Northern Coastal Scrub, Closed-cone Pine Forest, Coastal Prairie

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + CNPS + PLANTS + POWO
Alternate Names:
JEF + CNPS + PLANTSCastilleja latifolia ssp. mendocinensis
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[floranorthamerica.org] Limited Range, Threats: Castilleja mendocinensis is a coastal plant from Mendocino County, California, northward to Curry County, Oregon. Its close relative, C. latifolia, occurs in similar habitats south of San Francisco Bay. There is one known population in Oregon, and a number of California localities are threatened by coastal development. (link added by Mary Ann Machi)

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“Calflora - Taxon Report.” The Calflora Database, a non-profit organization. .

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