Species Details

Castilleja cinerea

ash-gray paintbrush

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Classification

Scientific Name: Castilleja cinerea Gray
Common Name: ash-gray paintbrush
Family:	Orobanchaceae
Element Code:	PDSCR0D0H0
USDA Plants Symbol:	CACI6
Synonyms/Other Names:

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	1B.2
Fed List:	FT (1998-09-14)
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G1G2
State Rank:	S1S2
Other Status:	SB_CalBG/RSABG
CRPR Changes:
Add Date:	1974-01-01
Date Edited:	2021-07-14

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: perennial herb (hemiparasitic)

Blooming Period: Jun-Aug

Elevation:
1800 - 2960 meters
5905 - 9710 feet

General Habitats:

Mojavean desert scrub
Meadows and seeps
Pebble (Pavement) plain
Pinyon and juniper woodland
Upper montane coniferous forest (clay, openings)

Microhabitat Details:

Microhabitat:

Notes

Notes: Threatened by vehicles, development, logging, non-native plants, vegetation/fuels management, mining, recreational activities, road maintenance, and grazing. See Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 19:93 (1883) for original description.
Threats:
Taxonomy:

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

THREAT LIST:
Threat List Total:	13
	Total EOs	% of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed:	33	62 %
ORV activity	22	41%
Recreational use (non-ORV)	17	32%
Foot traffic/trampling	16	30%
Development	15	28%
Non-native plant impacts	11	20%
Road/trail construction/maint.	10	18%
Other	7	13%
Mining	6	11%
Non-native animal impacts	5	9%
Grazing	4	7%
Wood cutting or brush clearing	4	7%
Vandalism/dumping/litter	3	5%
Erosion/runoff	2	3%

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					53
A	B	C	D	X	U
5	7	8	3	1	29

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	18
Recent <=20 Years	35

Presence:
Presumed Extant	52
Possibly Extirpated	1
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), Keller Peak (3411721), Moonridge (3411627), Onyx Peak (3411626)

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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Presumed Extant

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