Species Details

Castilleja mollis

soft-leaved paintbrush

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Classification

Scientific Name: Castilleja mollis Penn.
Common Name: soft-leaved paintbrush
Family:	Orobanchaceae
Element Code:	PDSCR0D230
USDA Plants Symbol:	CAMO8
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Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	1B.1
Fed List:	FE (1997-07-31)
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G2
State Rank:	S2
Other Status:	SB_SBBG
CRPR Changes:
Add Date:	1974-01-01
Date Edited:	2021-05-26

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: perennial herb (hemiparasitic)
Blooming Period: Apr-Aug
Elevation: 5 - 20 meters 15 - 65 feet
General Habitat: Coastal bluff scrub Coastal dunes
General Micro Habitat:
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Notes

Notes: Known from Carrington Pt. Peninsula and west of Jaw Gulch (both SRO Isl.); also one unconfirmed location at Pt. Bennett (SMI Isl.), where not seen since 1938, despite recent surveys. Mainland plants previously included in C. mollis are C. affinis ssp. affinis. Threatened by cattle grazing and trampling, feral herbivores, and non-native plants. Likely parasitic on Isocoma menziesii var. sedoides. See Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia Vol. XCIX: 185-186 (1947) for original description and Madroño 38(2):141-142 (1991) for taxonomic reassessment.
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Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					7
A	B	C	D	X	U
0	0	0	0	0	7

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	5
Recent <=20 Years	2

Presence:
Presumed Extant	7
Possibly Extirpated	0
Presumed Extirpated	0

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
California (CA)

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Santa Barbara (SBA)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
San Miguel Island West (3312084)?*, Santa Rosa Island East (3311988), Santa Rosa Island North (3312081), Santa Rosa Island West (3312082)

Notes:

Definitions of codes following a county and/or quad:
*		Presumed extirpated
(?)		Occurrence confirmed, but possibly extirpated
Quad and county data is imported from the CNDDB. Species may be present in other areas where conditions are favorable. These data should NOT be substituted for pre-project review or for on-site surveys.

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