Castilleja hispida Calflora

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Taxon Report

Castilleja hispida Benth.

Harsh indian paintbrush

2008 Matt Below

2021 Sheri Hagwood

2008 Matt Below

Castilleja hispida is a perennial herb (hemiparasitic) that is native to California.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~1 records in California Plant Characteristics

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

Communities: Yellow Pine Forest

Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS

Information about Castilleja hispida from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. USDA PLANTS Profile (CAHI9) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	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]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 11/21/2024).