CNPS Inventory Plant Detail

Castilleja cinerea

Common Name:	ash-gray paintbrush
Family:	Orobanchaceae
Synonyms:
Element Code:	PDSCR0D0H0
Full Name:	Castilleja cinerea Gray
USDA PLANTS Symbol:	CACI6

Biology
Lifeform: perennial herb (hemiparasitic) Blooming Period: June - August Habitat: • Mojavean desert scrub • Meadows and seeps • Pebble (Pavement) plain • Pinyon and juniper woodland • Upper montane coniferous forest (clay openings)

Rarity Status
Rare Plant Rank: 1B.2 Rare, threatened, or endangered in California and elsewhere .2: Fairly endangered in California Federal Listing Status: FT Threatened (09/14/98) State Listing Status: Not Listed State Rank: S2 S2: Imperiled. Global Rank: G2 G2: Imperiled.

Occurrence Data from DFG
California Natural Diversity Database

Total # of Known Element Occurrences: 49
Element Occurrence Ranks:

A B C D X U

5 7 8 3 1 25

Population Status:

Historic >20 yrs	Recent <=20 yrs
11	38

Presence:

Present Extant	Possibly Extirpated	Extirpated
48	1	0

Notes

Threatened by vehicles, development, logging, non-native plants, vegetation/ fuels management, mining, recreational activities, road maintenance, and grazing. See Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 19:93 (1883) for original description.
To submit rare plant observation data, use the CNDDB field survey form. Please see also the CNPS Rare Plant Data page.
Date Added: 1974-01-01
Last Update: 2011-02-08

Location

Elevation: 1800 - 2960 meters

California Endemic: yes

States: California

California Counties and Islands: name (code)
San Bernardino (SBD)

Quads: name (DWR code) USGS code
Onyx Peak (104B) 34116B6, Moonridge (105A) 34116B7, Big Bear Lake (105B) 34116B8, Keller Peak (106A) 34117B1, Fawnskin (131C) 34116C8, Big Bear City (131D) 34116C7

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

419

Links to Leading Resources of Taxon Information
USDA PLANTS Calflora CalPhotos Consortium of California Herbaria California Department of Fish and Wildlife: CNDDB Quick Viewer

Suggested Citation
California Native Plant Society (CNPS). Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants (online edition, v8-02). California Native Plant Society. Sacramento, CA. Accessed on .

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