Roadless Areas
Home/Species/ Santa Catalina Indian-paintbrush

Castilleja tenuiflora

Benth.

Santa Catalina Indian-paintbrush

G4Apparently Secure (G4G5) Found in 12 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.135979
Element CodePDSCR0D360
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderScrophulariales
FamilyOrobanchaceae
GenusCastilleja
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.
Taxonomic Comments
Castilleja laxa is considered a synonym (Kartesz 1999).
Conservation Status
Review Date2001-04-05
Change Date2001-04-05
Edition Date2001-04-05
Edition AuthorsMacBryde, Bruce
Rank Reasons
Castilleja tenuiflora ranges from southeastern New Mexico and southern Arizona to Mexico (at least Sonora, Chihuahua and Durango) (from about 250-2400 meters), occurring on rocky hillsides and ledges and along canyons, in chaparral or under oaks and pines; it can be common (Martin et al. 1998).
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (1)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
ArizonaSNRYes
New MexicoSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (12)
Arizona (12)
AreaForestAcres
Butterfly Roadless AreaCoronado National Forest42,296
Catalina St. Pk. Roadless AreaCoronado National Forest951
Cdo WsaCoronado National Forest1,955
ChiricahuaCoronado National Forest76,876
Happy ValleyCoronado National Forest7,972
Lower RinconCoronado National Forest3,278
Middle Dragoon RoadlessCoronado National Forest10,543
Oracle RoadlessCoronado National Forest22,365
Upper Dragoon RoadlessCoronado National Forest2,533
Upper Rincon RoadlessCoronado National Forest2,991
Upper Romero WsrCoronado National Forest150
WhetstoneCoronado National Forest20,728
References (5)
  1. 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.
  2. Kearney, T.H., R.H. Peebles, and collaborators. 1951. Arizona flora. 2nd edition with Supplement (1960) by J.T. Howell, E. McClintock, and collaborators. Univ. California Press, Berkeley. 1085 pp.
  3. Martin, P.S., D. Yetman, M. Fishbein, P. Jenkins, T.R. Van Devender, and R.K. Wilson. 1998. Gentry's Rio Mayo plants; The tropical deciduous forest & environs of northwest Mexico. Univ. Arizona Press, Tucson. 558 pp. + map.
  4. Martin, W.C., and C.R. Hutchins. 1980-1981. A flora of New Mexico. 2 vols. J. Cramer, in der A.R. Gantner Verlag, K.G., Vaduz, Liechtenstein. 2591 pp.
  5. Shreve, F., and I.L. Wiggins. 1964. Vegetation and flora of the Sonoran Desert. 2 volumes. Stanford Univ. Press, Stanford. 1740 pp.