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Castilleja viscidula

Gray

Curly Indian-paintbrush

G4Apparently Secure (G4G5) Found in 6 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.136349

Element CodePDSCR0D3A0

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderScrophulariales

FamilyOrobanchaceae

GenusCastilleja

Other Common Names

sticky Indian paintbrush (EN) Sticky Indian-paintbrush (EN)

Concept Reference

Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.

Conservation Status

Review Date2004-05-04

Change Date2004-05-04

Edition Date2004-04-30

Edition AuthorsLu, S.

Rank Reasons

Occurs in five counties each in Nevada, Idaho, and Oregon. Also in Utah. (Kartesz 2003 draft) Occurs in northeast Oregon (Wallowa Mts.), sw Idaho (Owyhee Mts.), and central and northeast Nevada (Santa Rosa, Independence, Jarbidge, East Humboldt, Ruby, White Pine, and Kawich mts.) (Cronquist et al. 1984; Hitchcock and Cronquist 1974). In the Intermountain West, it occurs from pinyon-juniper and mountain mahogany woodlands of middle elevation to rocky subalpine slopes and summits with Pinus alibicaulis, P. flexilis, and P. longaeva, 2000-3200 m elevation (Cronquist et al. 1984).

Range Extent Comments

Occurs in five counties each in Nevada, Idaho, and Oregon. Also in Utah. (Kartesz 2003 draft)

Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Open, rocky slopes and summits with Artemisia, Cercocarpus, Symphoricarpos to pinyon-juniper and limber pine, 7,600-10,600 ft. (Kartesz, Flora of NV, 1988).

Other Nations (1)

United StatesN4

Province	Rank	Native
Oregon	S3	Yes
Utah	SNR	Yes
Nevada	S3	Yes
Idaho	SNR	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (6)

Nevada (5)

Area	Forest	Acres
Copper Mtns.	Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest	31,945
Jarbidge - Coon Ck	Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest	866
Quinn	Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest	62,459
Ruby - Lamoille Cyn	Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest	32,771
Ruby - Thompson	Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest	5,289

Oregon (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Boulder Park	Wallowa-Whitman National Forest	12,141

References (4)

Cronquist, A., A.H. Holmgren, N.H. Holmgren, J.L. Reveal, and P.K. Holmgren. 1984. Intermountain Flora: Vascular Plants of the Intermountain West, U.S.A. Vol. 4, Subclass Asteridae (except Asteraceae). New York Botanical Garden, Bronx. 573 pp.
Hitchcock, C.L., and A. Cronquist. 1974. Flora of the Pacific Northwest: An illustrated manual. 2nd printing, with corrections. Univ. Washington Press, Seattle. xix + 730 pp.
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Kartesz, J.T. 2003. A synonymized checklist and atlas with biological attributes for the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. Draft April 2003 (including county distribution). North Carolina Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill, N.C.