PLANTS Profile for Castilleja ambigua ssp. ambigua (johnny-nip)

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PLANTS Profile

Castilleja ambigua Hook. & Arn. ssp. ambigua
johnny-nip

Symbol:

CAAMA3

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Scrophulariaceae

Duration:

Annual

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		N

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Photo of Castilleja ambigua Hook. & Arn. ssp. ambigua

Orthocarpus castillejoides

Brother Alfred Brousseau. Courtesy of St. Mary's College of California. ©St. Mary's College of California. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.

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Castilleja ambigua Hook. & Arn. ssp. ambigua

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Synonyms:
Castilleja ambigua Hook. & Arn. ssp. ambigua

ORCA4

Orthocarpus castillejoides Benth.

Distribution:
Castilleja ambigua Hook. & Arn. ssp. ambigua


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USA (CA, OR, WA), CAN (BC)

Related Taxa:
Castilleja ambigua Hook. & Arn. ssp. ambigua

View 91 genera in Scrophulariaceae, 107 species in Castilleja, 3 subspecies in Castilleja ambigua Hook. & Arn.

Classification:
Castilleja ambigua Hook. & Arn. ssp. ambigua

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Asteridae
Order	Scrophulariales
Family	Scrophulariaceae – Figwort family
Genus	Castilleja Mutis ex L. f. – Indian paintbrush
Species	Castilleja ambigua Hook. & Arn. – johnny-nip
Subspecies	Castilleja ambigua Hook. & Arn. ssp. ambigua – johnny-nip

Wetland Indicator Status:

NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]). For updated wetland information about this species, see the latest wetland list.

Castilleja ambigua Hook. & Arn. ssp. ambigua

Orthocarpus castillejoides:

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

Reg. 2

Reg. 3

Reg. 4

Reg. 5

Reg. 6

Reg. 7

Reg. 8

Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

FACW+,OBL

FACW+

OBL

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Castilleja ambigua Hook. & Arn. ssp. ambigua

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 524895.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

Time Generated: 05/20/2013 04:14 AM CDT