Species Details

Castilleja elata

Siskiyou paintbrush

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Classification

Scientific Name: Castilleja elata Piper
Common Name: Siskiyou paintbrush
Family:	Orobanchaceae
Element Code:	PDSCR0D213
USDA Plants Symbol:
Synonyms/Other Names: Castilleja miniata ssp. elata

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	2B.2
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G3
State Rank:	S2S3
Other Status:
CRPR Changes: changed from 2.2 to 2B.2 on 2013-06-12
Add Date:	1980-01-01
Date Edited:	2023-08-01

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: perennial herb (hemiparasitic)

Blooming Period: May-Aug

Elevation:
0 - 1750 meters
0 - 5740 feet

General Habitats:

Bogs and fens
Lower montane coniferous forest (seeps)

Microhabitat Details:

Microhabitat:

Serpentine (often)

Notes

Notes: Some specimens confused with C. miniata ssp. miniata. See C. miniata ssp. elata in TJM 2.
Threats:
Taxonomy:

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

THREAT LIST:
Threat List Total:	5
	Total EOs	% of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed:	3	8 %
Foot traffic/trampling	2	5%
Road/trail construction/maint.	2	5%
Logging	1	2%
Mining	1	2%
Other	1	2%

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					36
A	B	C	D	X	U
0	1	0	0	0	35

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	36
Recent <=20 Years	0

Presence:
Presumed Extant	36
Possibly Extirpated	0
Presumed Extirpated	0

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
California (CA), Oregon (OR)

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Del Norte (DNT), Siskiyou (SIS)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Chimney Rock (4112356), Devils Punchbowl (4112376), Gasquet (4112378), High Divide (4112481), High Plateau Mtn. (4112388), Hiouchi (4112471), Hurdygurdy Butte (4112377), Polar Bear Mtn. (4112385), Preston Peak (4112375), Shelly Creek Ridge (4112387)

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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Selected References

Species Account:

Profile for potential SCC evaluation (2018)