Castilleja latifolia

Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Orobanchaceae/Castilleja

At a glance

Occurrence records2 686

Data sources8

Biological traits12

DNA specimens0

eDNA detections0

Sources8 archives

Databases and archives Castilleja latifolia's data was compiled from.

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation2 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility2 686 records↗

GRIN TaxonomyUSDA-ARSdistribution & uses↗

Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗

CCDBChromosome Counts DB · Tel Aviv U.genome & karyotype↗

PloiDBPloidy Databasegenome & karyotype

GLoBIGlobal Biotic Interactionsbiotic interactions↗

On this page4 sections

Every layer below draws on the sources above — open one to explore it, or use ← → to move between tabs.

NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements3 literature sources12 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF2 686 records

Genome at a glanceCCDB2n = 24

01Narrative

Castilleja latifolia is a species of Indian paintbrush known by the common name Monterey Indian paintbrush. It is endemic to the coastline of California between the San Francisco Bay Area and Monterey County. Its range extends from about Point Reyes to Big Sur.Elkhorn Slough: Local Profile It is a plant of the immediate coastline, growing in sand dunes and coastal sage scrub.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesWCVPTRYGIFT

Size & morphology3

Seed mass0.211 mg

Seed mass max0.21 mg

Seed mass min0.208 mg

Life cycle & reproduction2

Life formperennial or subshrub

Life spanperennial

Diet & foraging1

Parasiteindependent

Habitat & environment6

Aquaticterrestrial

Climatesubtropical

Climberself-supporting

Epiphyteterrestrial

Growth formherb

⚠ sources differ — GIFT: herb · TRY: Subshrub, Forb/herb

Woodinessnon-woody

05DNA & barcodingmolecular

A DNA barcode is a short, standardised stretch of genes that works like a fingerprint — enough to tell one species from another. Below is the molecular trace Castilleja latifolia has left across the world's sequence archives.

At a glance

06Genome at a glanceCCDB

The complete instruction manual Castilleja latifolia carries — its genome. We read it from three angles — how big it is, how the DNA is packed into chromosomes, and how completely it has been sequenced — and explain how to read each value as you go.

Chromosomes & ploidyhow the DNA is packaged

2n is the full chromosome count in a normal body cell; n is a gamete (egg or sperm), which carries half. Ploidy is how many complete chromosome sets each cell holds — 2× (diploid) is typical for animals, while higher levels (polyploidy) are common in plants. Click any value below to see the underlying records and sources.

Chromosomes2n = 24 n = 12

Ploidydiploid inferred

Chromosome-count records — grouped by value · 2n = full set, n = gamete · click a value for sources & references

n 121×CCDB · book-ipcn67-71

CCDB · book-ipcn67-71 — HECKARD, L.R. 1968. Chromosome numbers and polyploidy in Castilleja (Scrophulariaceae). Brittonia 20: 212-226.

Ploidy records — measured levels and diploid/polyploid inferences · click for sources

diploid inferred1×PloiDB · genus-scale

PloiDB · genus-scale — chromEvol; reliability=1.000 ↗

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type2 686 records

Wild obs. + sensor2 490

Museum / vouchered196

Origin

Native1

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO772 km²

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

Coordinate accuracy92% within 1 km

≤100 m 1 685≤1 km 300≤10 km 112>10 km 56

2 153 georeferenced · 337 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor2 490

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Backed by a physical specimen — a herbarium sheet, sample or voucher held in a collection. “Vouchered” means supported by material evidence, not just an observation.

Coordinate accuracy46% within 1 km

≤100 m 6≤1 km 36≤10 km 49

91 georeferenced · 105 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence196

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

10Collections & institutions

Holding institutions22 of 29 geolocated

Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.

Institution	Specimens
CASlocation not on record	66
Claremont, US	17
San Diego, US	15
Santa Barbara, US	9
Riverside, US	8
Turlock, US	6
Davis, US	6
San Luis Obispo, US	6
Los Angeles, US	5
San Francisco, US	5
US	4
Santa Cruz, US	4
Northridge, US	3
San Jose, US	3
Irvine, US	3
DOI/NPS, Little Rock Central High School National Historic Sitelocation not on record	3
Mexico City, MX	2
Bronx, US	2
Severin-McDaniel Insect Collectionlocation not on record	2
Moscow, US	2
WTUlocation not on record	2
University of Stellenboschlocation not on record	2
Arcata, US	1
Fredericton Stock Culture Collectionlocation not on record	1
Bangkok, TH	1
Canadian Department of Agriculturelocation not on record	1
Mexico City, MX	1
Phoenix, US	1
Bloomington, US	1

29 institutions · 182 of 196 vouchered records shown · 14 without an institution code

At a glance

Sources8 archives

Size & morphology3

Life cycle & reproduction2

Diet & foraging1

Habitat & environment6

At a glance

Chromosomes & ploidyhow the DNA is packaged

Record type2 686 records

Origin

Range

Wildobservation + sensor

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Wildobservation + sensor

Holding institutions22 of 29 geolocated

Record type2 686 records