Castilleja mollis

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Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Orobanchaceae/Castilleja

At a glance

Occurrence records125

Data sources7

Biological traits6

DNA specimens0

eDNA detections0

Sources7 archives

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

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation2 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility125 records↗

GRIN TaxonomyUSDA-ARSdistribution & uses↗

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 & distributionGBIF125 records

Genome at a glanceCCDB2n = 24

01Narrative

Castilleja mollis is a species of Indian paintbrush known by the common name softleaf Indian paintbrush. It is endemic to the Channel Islands of California, where it is currently known only from Santa Rosa Island. An occurrence was once noted on San Miguel Island, but the plant has not been found there since 1938.USFWS. Castilleja mollis Five Year Review. January 10, 2008.California Native Plant Society Profile Its habitat is the coastal sage scrub around the windy sand dunes and bluffs.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesWCVPGIFTTRY

Life cycle & reproduction2

Life formperennial or subshrub

Life spanperennial

Diet & foraging1

Parasiteobligatory

Habitat & environment3

Climatesubtropical

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 mollis has left across the world's sequence archives.

At a glance

06Genome at a glanceCCDB

The complete instruction manual Castilleja mollis 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 · ipcn-api-dl

CCDB · ipcn-api-dl — HECKARD, L. R., S. W. Ingram & T. i. Chuang. 1991. Status and distribution of Castilleja mollis (Scrophulariaceae). Madroño 38: 141–142.

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

diploid inferred1×PloiDB · genus-scale

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

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type125 records

Wild obs. + sensor67

Museum / vouchered58

Origin

Native2

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO316 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 accuracy0% within 1 km

>10 km 67

67 georeferenced

Open the mapobservation + sensor67

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

≤1 km 17≤10 km 27>10 km 1

45 georeferenced · 13 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence58

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 institutions12 of 13 geolocated

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

Institution	Specimens
Santa Barbara, US	24
Claremont, US	7
US	5
San Diego, US	5
Wuzhou, CN	4
WTUlocation not on record	4
San Luis Obispo, US	3
EL PASO, US	1
Davis, US	1
Arcata, US	1
Riverside, US	1
Angwin, US	1
Los Angeles, US	1

13 institutions · 58 of 58 vouchered records shown

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