Species Details

Castilleja montigena

Heckard's paintbrush

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Classification

Scientific Name: Castilleja montigena Heckard
Common Name: Heckard's paintbrush
Family:	Orobanchaceae
Element Code:	PDSCR0D3G0
USDA Plants Symbol:	CAMO20
Synonyms/Other Names: Castilleja ewanii Eastw.

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	4.3
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G3
State Rank:	S3
Other Status:
CRPR Changes:
Add Date:	1974-01-01
Date Edited:	2021-05-26

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: perennial herb (hemiparasitic)
Blooming Period: May-Aug
Elevation: 1950 - 2800 meters 6400 - 9185 feet
General Habitat: Lower montane coniferous forest Pinyon and juniper woodland Upper montane coniferous forest
General Micro Habitat:
Micro Habitat:

Notes

Notes: Presumed to be a stabilized species of hybrid origin, with C. applegatei ssp. martinii and C. chromosa as parents; see the former in The Jepson Manual (1993). See Systematic Botany 5(1):71-85 (1980) for discussion of origin and taxonomy.
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Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

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

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	0
Recent <=20 Years	0

Presence:
Presumed Extant	0
Possibly Extirpated	0
Presumed Extirpated	0

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
California (CA)

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
San Bernardino (SBD)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Big Bear City (3411637), Big Bear Lake (3411628), Fawnskin (3411638), Forest Falls (3411618), Keller Peak (3411721), Moonridge (3411627), Onyx Peak (3411626), San Gorgonio Mtn. (3411617), Twentynine Palms (3411621)

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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