Calflora Taxon Report
Castilleja miniata  Douglas ex Hook.  ssp. miniata 
Giant red indian paintbrush, Scarlet indian paintbrush
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2018 Julie Kierstead Nelson
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2021 R.A. Chasey
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2022 Ryan O'Dell
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2023 R.A. Chasey
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2023 Mike Russler
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2019 Julia King
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2016 Steve Matson
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2016 Steve Matson
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2021 Amber Bedgood
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2021 Mike Russler
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2021 Mike Russler
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2006 Steve Matson
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2014 James Gonsman
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2023 Mike Russler
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2021 deehimes /
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Castilleja miniata ssp. miniata 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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Parent: Castilleja miniata
Genus: Castilleja
Family: Orobanchaceae  
(Scrophulariaceae)
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot
Wetlands: Occurs usually in wetlands, occasionally in non wetlands

Communities: Yellow Pine Forest, Red Fir Forest, Lodgepole Forest, Subalpine Forest, Mixed Evergreen Forest, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS
Alternate Names:
PLANTSCastilleja confusa
PLANTSCastilleja gracillima
PLANTSCastilleja inconstans
JEF + PLANTSCastilleja oblongifolia
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Suggested Citation
“Calflora - Taxon Report.” The Calflora Database, a non-profit organization. .

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