Castilleja rubicundula ssp. rubicundula
Common Name: pink creamsacs
Family: Orobanchaceae
Synonyms:
Element Code: PDSCR0D482
Full Name: Castilleja rubicundula (Jeps.) Chuang & Heckard ssp. rubicundula
USDA PLANTS Symbol: CARUR2

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Biology Glossary
  • Lifeform: annual herb (hemiparasitic)
  • Blooming Period: April - June
  • Habitat: serpentinite.
    • Chaparral (openings)
    • Cismontane woodland
    • Meadows and seeps
    • Valley and foothill grassland
Rarity Status Glossary
Occurrence Data from DFG
California Natural Diversity Database Glossary
  • Total # of Known Element Occurrences: 30
  • Element Occurrence Ranks:
    A B C D X U
    2 6 1 3 4 14
    • Population Status:
    Historic
    >20 yrs    		 Recent
    <=20 yrs
    14 16
  • Presence:
    Present Extant Possibly Extirpated Extirpated
    26 4 0
Notes Glossary
  • Possibly threatened by grazing, mining, vehicles, and road construction. See Manual of the Flowering Plants of California, p. 943 (1925) by W.L. Jepson for original description, and Systematic Botany 16(1):658 (1991) for taxonomic treatment.
  • To submit rare plant observation data, use the CNDDB field survey form. Please see also the CNPS Rare Plant Data page.
  • Date Added: 2001-01-01
  • Last Update: 2012-10-24
Location Glossary
  • Elevation: 20 - 910 meters
  • California Endemic: yes
  • States: California
  • California Counties and Islands:   name (code)
    Butte (BUT),  Contra Costa (CCA),  Colusa (COL),  Glenn (GLE),  Lake (LAK),  Napa (NAP),  Santa Clara (SCL),  Shasta (SHA)
  • Quads:   name (DWR code) USGS code
    Chittenden (386A) 36121H5,  Morgan Hill (406B) 37121B6,  Glascock Mtn. (532A) 38122H3,  Wilson Valley (532B) 38122H4,  Jericho Valley (532C) 38122G4,  Knoxville (532D) 38122G3,  Leesville (547B) 39122B4,  Wilbur Springs (547C) 39122A4,  Salt Canyon (547D) 39122A3,  Hough Springs (548A) 39122B5,  Pennington (561D) 39121C7,  Lodoga (563C) 39122C4,  Stonyford (564A) 39122D5,  Gilmore Peak (564D) 39122C5,  Hamlin Canyon (576B) 39121F6,  Shippee (576C) 39121E6,  Oroville (576D) 39121E5,  Hamilton City (578A) 39122F1,  Nord (593C)* 39121G8,  Foster Island (594D) 39122G1,  Olinda (629B) 40122D4
  • Notes:
      Definitions of codes preceding a county and/or quad:
      * Presumed extirpated
      ? Uncertain about distribution or identity
      ?* Uncertain about distribution, but presumed extirpated if once present
      (?) Occurrence confirmed, but possibly extirpated
      Species may be present in other areas where conditions are favorable.
Presumed Extant Presumed Extirpated or Unknown 1863
Links to Leading Resources of Taxon Information
Suggested Citation
California Native Plant Society (CNPS). Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants (online edition, v8-01a). California Native Plant Society. Sacramento, CA. Accessed on .
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CA
36121H5=Chittenden (386A) 36121H5,37121B6=Morgan Hill (406B) 37121B6,38122H3=Glascock Mtn. (532A) 38122H3,38122H4=Wilson Valley (532B) 38122H4,38122G4=Jericho Valley (532C) 38122G4,38122G3=Knoxville (532D) 38122G3,39122B4=Leesville (547B) 39122B4,39122A4=Wilbur Springs (547C) 39122A4,39122A3=Salt Canyon (547D) 39122A3,39122B5=Hough Springs (548A) 39122B5,39121C7=Pennington (561D) 39121C7,39122C4=Lodoga (563C) 39122C4,39122D5=Stonyford (564A) 39122D5,39122C5=Gilmore Peak (564D) 39122C5,39121F6=Hamlin Canyon (576B) 39121F6,39121E6=Shippee (576C) 39121E6,39121E5=Oroville (576D) 39121E5,39122F1=Hamilton City (578A) 39122F1,39121G8=Nord (593C)* 39121G8,39122G1=Foster Island (594D) 39122G1,40122D4=Olinda (629B) 40122D4