Castilleja minor Calflora

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Taxon Report

Castilleja minor (A. Gray) A. Gray

Lesser indian paintbrush, Little paintbrush

2015 Steve Matson

2023 Ryan O'Dell

2023 Rhonda Allen

2020 Paul Aigner

2022 Ron Vanderhoff

2022 Amber Bedgood

2018 Paul Aigner

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


	Plant Range Observation Search ~784 records in California Plant Characteristics

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

Wetlands: Occurs in wetlands

Communities: wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS + POWO

Information about Castilleja minor from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (CAMI13) 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 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	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]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 05/14/2025).