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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:

  Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank: 2B.2
Fed List: None
State List: None
Global Rank: G3
State Rank:
 S2S3
Other Status:
CRPR Changes:
Add Date: 1980-01-01
Date Edited: 2023-08-01

  Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: perennial herb (hemiparasitic)
Blooming Period: May-Aug
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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 Total: 5
Total EOs % of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed: 3 8 %
THREAT LIST:
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

Total Occurrences: 36
Element Occurrence Ranks:
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.
Regional Map

  Map

Presumed Extant
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  Selected References

Species Account: Profile for potential SCC evaluation (2018)

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Suggested Citation:
California Native Plant Society, Rare Plant Program. 2024. Rare Plant Inventory (online edition, v9.5.1). Website https://www.rareplants.cnps.org [accessed 30 December 2024].
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