Taxon:  Castilleja ambigua Hook. & Arn. var. ambigua



Summary
Genus:
Castilleja
Family:
Orobanchaceae
Nomen number:
453276
Verified:
06/05/2007 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
1 (1  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Castilleja ambigua Hook. & Arn. (1 active accession[s])
Castilleja ambigua Hook. & Arn. var. humboldtiensis (D. D. Keck) J. M. Egger (1 active accession[s])
Castilleja ambigua Hook. & Arn. var. insalutata (Jeps.) J. M. Egger (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Autonym(s)
Castilleja ambigua Hook. & Arn. subsp. ambigua

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Orthocarpus castillejoides Benth.
Orthocarpus castillejoides Benth. var. castillejoides

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Chuang, T. I. & L. R. Heckard. 1991. Generic realignment and synopsis of subtribe Castillejinae (Scrophulariaceae-tribe Pediculareae). Syst. Bot. 16:656. Note: = Castilleja ambigua subsp. ambigua
  2. Hickman, J. C., ed. 1993. The Jepson manual: higher plants of California Note: = Castilleja ambigua subsp. ambigua
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthwestern U.S.A.United StatesOregonw.Hitchcock, C. L. et al. 1955-1969. Vascular plants of the Pacific Northwest.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthwestern U.S.A.United StatesWashingtonw.Hitchcock, C. L. et al. 1955-1969. Vascular plants of the Pacific Northwest.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthwestern U.S.A.United StatesCaliforniaw.Hickman, J. C., ed. 1993. The Jepson manual: higher plants of California Note: = Castilleja ambigua subsp. ambigua
1NativeNorthern AmericaWestern CanadaCanadaBritish Columbias.w.Hitchcock, C. L. et al. 1955-1969. Vascular plants of the Pacific Northwest.
Native
Northern America
  • WESTERN CANADA: Canada [British Columbia (s.w.)]
  • NORTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Oregon (w.), Washington (w.)]
  • SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [California (w.)]

Reference(s)
  1. Hickman, J. C., ed. 1993. The Jepson manual: higher plants of California Note: = Castilleja ambigua subsp. ambigua
  2. Hitchcock, C. L. et al. 1955-1969. Vascular plants of the Pacific Northwest.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=453276. Accessed 22 April 2026.