Castilleja mendocinensis

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Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Orobanchaceae/Castilleja

At a glance

Occurrence records456

Data sources6

Biological traits6

DNA specimens0

eDNA detections0

Sources6 archives

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

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation2 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility456 records↗

Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗

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

PloiDBPloidy Databasegenome & karyotype

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 sources6 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF456 records

Genome at a glanceCCDB2n = 72

01Narrative

Castilleja mendocinensis is a species of Indian paintbrush known by the common name Mendocino Coast Indian paintbrush. It is endemic to the coastline of Mendocino County, California, where it grows in coastal sage scrub habitat. It is also known from isolated occurrences in Humboldt County.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesWCVPGIFTTRY

Life cycle & reproduction2

Life formperennial

Life spanperennial

Diet & foraging1

Parasiteobligatory

Habitat & environment3

Climatetemperate

Climberself-supporting

Growth form detailedforb

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 mendocinensis has left across the world's sequence archives.

At a glance

06Genome at a glanceCCDB

The complete instruction manual Castilleja mendocinensis 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 = 72 n = 36

Ploidypolyploid inferred

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

n 361×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

polyploid inferred1×PloiDB · genus-scale

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

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type456 records

Wild obs. + sensor324

Museum / vouchered132

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO536 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 accuracy79% within 1 km

≤100 m 181≤1 km 24≤10 km 8>10 km 45

258 georeferenced · 66 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor324

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 accuracy38% within 1 km

≤100 m 2≤1 km 28≤10 km 50

80 georeferenced · 52 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence132

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 institutions10 of 14 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	34
Claremont, US	11
WTUlocation not on record	10
DOI/NPS, Little Rock Central High School National Historic Sitelocation not on record	8
Santa Barbara, US	6
Davis, US	6
Arcata, US	5
Riverside, US	4
San Jose, US	2
Severin-McDaniel Insect Collectionlocation not on record	1
Los Angeles, US	1
Portland, US	1
Moscow, US	1
Vancouver, CA	1

14 institutions · 91 of 132 vouchered records shown · 41 without an institution code

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