Castilleja tenuis Calflora

Calflora

Taxon Report 1735

Castilleja tenuis (A. Heller) T. I. Chuang & Heckard

Hairy indian paintbrush, Hairy owl's clover

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Castilleja tenuis, a dicot, is an annual herb that is native to California, is also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.


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Family:	OROBANCHACEAE
Genus:	Castilleja

Communities: Yellow Pine Forest, Red Fir Forest, Sagebrush Scrub, wetland-riparian

Wetlands:
Arid West: Equally likely to occur in wetlands and non wetlands
Mountains, Valleys and Coast: Occurs usually in non wetlands, occasionally in wetlands

Habitat: meadows

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:

ICPN + PLANTS:

Orthocarpus hispidus

More information about Castilleja tenuis


Nursery / seed vendor availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Landscaping information from Calscape Photos on PlantID.net / Google Images	Jepson eFlora Records from the Consortium of California Herbaria ITIS Original Publication citation USDA PLANTS Profile (CATE26)	Search the International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) website references from Google

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]. 2019. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: Jan 22, 2019).