Castilleja rubicundula ssp. lithospermoides Calflora

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Taxon Report

Castilleja rubicundula (Jeps.) T. I. Chuang & Heckard ssp. lithospermoides (Benth.) T. I. Chuang & Heckard

Cream sacs

Castilleja rubicundula ssp. lithospermoides is an annual herb that is native to California, and found only slightly beyond California borders.


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Parent:	Castilleja rubicundula
Genus:	Castilleja
Family:	Orobanchaceae (Scrophulariaceae)
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Ultramafic affinity: 2.4 - weak indicator

Communities: Mixed Evergreen Forest, Northern Oak Woodland, Foothill Woodland, Chaparral, Coastal Prairie, Valley Grassland

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Orthocarpus lithospermoides var. bicolor
JEF	Orthocarpus lithospermoides var. lithospermoides
PLANTS	Orthocarpus lithospermoides
POWO	Castilleja rubicundula var. lithospermoides

Information about Castilleja rubicundula ssp. lithospermoides from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (CARUL) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 04/01/2025).