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Species Details

Castilleja mendocinensis

Mendocino Coast paintbrush

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Classification

Scientific Name:
Castilleja mendocinensis (Eastw.) Penn.
Common Name:
Mendocino Coast paintbrush
Family: Orobanchaceae
Element Code: PDSCR0D3N0
USDA Plants Symbol: CAME21
Synonyms/Other Names:

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank: 1B.2
Fed List: None
State List: None
Global Rank: G2
State Rank:
 S2
Other Status: BLM_S
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:
0 - 160 meters
0 - 525 feet
General Habitat:
  • Coastal bluff scrub
  • Closed-cone coniferous forest
  • Coastal dunes
  • Coastal prairie
  • Coastal scrub
General Micro Habitat:
Micro Habitat:

Notes

Notes:
Threatened by coastal development, erosion, recreation, foot traffic, non-native plants, and habitat fragmentation. Potentially threatened by trail construction. Related to C. affinis ssp. litoralis. See Madroño 46(3):161 (1999) for information on OR occurrence.
Threats:
Taxonomy:
Other:

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Total Occurrences: 52
Element Occurrence Ranks:
A B C D X U
2 17 5 2 0 26
Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years 20
Recent <=20 Years 32
Presence:
Presumed Extant 52
Possibly Extirpated 0
Presumed Extirpated 0

Location

California Endemic:
California Island:
States: Name (Code)
California (CA), Oregon (OR)
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Humboldt (HUM), Mendocino (MEN), Sonoma (SON)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Albion (3912327), Bear Harbor (3912388), Elk (3912326), Fort Bragg (3912347), Gualala (3812375), Hales Grove (3912377), Inglenook (3912357), Mallo Pass Creek (3912316), Mendocino (3912337), Point Arena (3812386), Saunders Reef (3812376), Trinidad (4112412), Westport (3912367)
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

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Selected References

Suggested Citation:
California Native Plant Society, Rare Plant Program. 2022. Rare Plant Inventory (online edition, v9-01 1.5). Website https://www.rareplants.cnps.org [accessed 3 December 2022].