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|image = Castilleja neglecta.jpg
|image = Castilleja neglecta.jpg
|status = T1 | status_system = TNC
|status = LE | status_system = ESA
|regnum = [[Plantae]]
|regnum = [[Plantae]]
|unranked_divisio = [[Angiosperms]]
|unranked_divisio = [[Angiosperms]]
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|binomial = ''Castilleja neglecta''
|binomial = ''Castilleja neglecta''
|binomial_authority = (Zeile) Chuang & Heckard
|binomial_authority = (Zeile) Chuang & Heckard
|synonyms = ''Castilleja affinis'' ssp. ''neglecta''
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'''Tiburon Indian paintbrush''', whose scientific name is '''''Castilleja neglecta''''' or '''''Casteileja affinis'' spp. ''neglecta''''', is an [[endangered]] [[perennial plant|perennial]] [[herbaceous plant|herb]] that is [[Endemism|endemic]] to seven different colonies in the [[San Francisco Bay Area]] including the [[Tiburon, California|Tiburon Peninsula]]<ref>''Marinero Estates Environmental Impact Report, Tiburon, California'', Earth Metrics, town of Tiburon, 1989</ref> of [[Marin County, California]]; [[American Canyon]] in [[Napa County]]; one site in [[Santa Clara County]]<ref>[http://www.stanford.edu/~rawlings/coyote/index.htm Coyote Ridge colony in Santa Clara County]</ref> and one further site in [[Marin County]]. In 1989 a colony was documented in the [[Vallejo, California|Vallejo]] area of [[Solano County]].<ref>C.M.Hogan, M.Papineau et al., ''Environmental Assessment of the Columbus Parkway Widening between Ascot Parkway and the Northgate Development, Vallejo'', city of Vallejo Report 7853, California State Clearinghouse, Sept, 1989</ref>
The '''Tiburon paintbrush''' or '''Tiburon Indian paintbrush''' ('''''Castilleja neglecta''''' syn. '''''Castilleja affinis'' spp. ''neglecta''''') is an [[endangered species|endangered taxon]] of flowering plant in the broomrape family, [[Orobanchaceae]]. It is [[Endemism|endemic]] to the [[San Francisco Bay Area]] in [[California]] in the United States, where it occurs in [[Marin County, California|Marin]], [[Napa County, California|Napa]], and [[Santa Clara County, California|Santa Clara Counties]].<ref name=ns>[http://www.natureserve.org/explorer/servlet/NatureServe?searchName=Castilleja+affinis+ssp.+neglecta ''Castilleja affinis'' ssp. ''neglecta''.] NatureServe. 2012.</ref>


This plant is listed as threatened by the state of California<ref name=dfg>[http://www.dfg.ca.gov/biogeodata/cnddb/pdfs/TEPlants.pdf State and Federally Listed Endangered, Threatened, and Rare Plants of California.] California Department of Fish and Wildlife. July, 2013.</ref> and endangered by the United States government.<ref>[http://ecos.fws.gov/speciesProfile/profile/speciesProfile.action?spcode=Q26R Tiburon paintbrush (''Castilleja affinis'' ssp. ''neglecta'').] Species Profile. United States Fish and Wildlife Service.</ref><ref name=usda>[http://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=CAAFN2 ''Castilleja affinis'' ssp. ''neglecta'').] USDA PLANTS.</ref>
This [[species]] has been listed as endangered by both the state of [[California]] and the [[United States]] Government.<ref>[http://rubicon.water.ca.gov/TOESA.fdr/rps.html California rare and endangered species]</ref><ref>[http://www.cdpr.ca.gov/docs/es/estext/fr020395.txt Federal Register Listing 1995]</ref> Tiburon Indian paintbrush grows on open slopes having [[serpentine soil]]s and produces showy pinkish yellow flowers in late March through June.
==Description==
This plant is a perennial herb with a bristly green and purplish stem 15 to 60 centimeters tall. The lance-shaped leaves are 2 to 4 centimeters long and lobed or not. The [[inflorescence]] is up to 2.5 centimeters wide and has [[bract]]s in shades of yellow, sometimes to pink or reddish orange. The flowers are roughly 2 centimeters long and vary from green to purple with red or yellow margins.<ref name=jeps>[http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_IJM.pl?tid=76730 ''Castilleja affinis'' ssp. ''neglecta''.] The Jepson Manual eFlora 2012.</ref>


The plant grows on [[serpentine soil]]s below 300 meters in elevation.<ref name=jeps/>
The Tiburon Indian paintbrush has an erect growth habit with branched stems and attains a height of 30 to 60 centimeters. ''C. neglecta'' is a root hemi-parasite; that is, its roots invade those of other species to enhance [[nutrient]] and water flow. This [[wildflower]] occurs at altitudes less than 300 meters.<ref>''Jepson Manual'', University of California Press, 1993</ref> in native [[bunch grass]] communities. Tiburon Indian paintbrush has been a topic of analysis of numerous site specific and programmatic<ref>[http://www.nctpa.net/eir/01Summary.pdf Napa County Transportation Planning Agency tax proposal EIR]</ref> land development proposals. The species is also known by the common name '''Tiburon paintbrush'''.

==Description==
This erect plant is bristly and has [[lanceolate]] shaped leaves of length two to four centimeters. Like most of its genus, its architecture is one of moderate branching habit, with a total plant height above ground of 15 to 60 centimeters. [[Inflorescence]]s are pinkish yellow sometimes grading to red and are 1.5 to 2.5 centimeters across. Fruits are 1.0 to 1.5 centimeters in size.


==See also==
==See also==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?402240 Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN)]
*[http://plants.usda.gov/java/county?state_name=California&statefips=06&symbol=CAAFN2 USDA county level distribution of Tiburon Indian paintbrush]
*[http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Castilleja+affinis+ssp.+neglecta CalPhotos]

[[Category:Castilleja]]
[[Category:Endemic flora of California]]
[[Category:Endemic flora of California]]
[[Category:Castilleja|neglecta]]
[[Category:Critically endangered flora of California]]
[[Category:Critically endangered flora of California]]
[[Category:Flora of the San Francisco Bay Area]]
[[Category:Flora of the San Francisco Bay Area]]

Revision as of 03:34, 5 August 2013

Castilleja neglecta
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C. neglecta
Binomial name
Castilleja neglecta
(Zeile) Chuang & Heckard
Synonyms

Castilleja affinis ssp. neglecta

The Tiburon paintbrush or Tiburon Indian paintbrush (Castilleja neglecta syn. Castilleja affinis spp. neglecta) is an endangered taxon of flowering plant in the broomrape family, Orobanchaceae. It is endemic to the San Francisco Bay Area in California in the United States, where it occurs in Marin, Napa, and Santa Clara Counties.[1]

This plant is listed as threatened by the state of California[2] and endangered by the United States government.[3][4]

Description

This plant is a perennial herb with a bristly green and purplish stem 15 to 60 centimeters tall. The lance-shaped leaves are 2 to 4 centimeters long and lobed or not. The inflorescence is up to 2.5 centimeters wide and has bracts in shades of yellow, sometimes to pink or reddish orange. The flowers are roughly 2 centimeters long and vary from green to purple with red or yellow margins.[5]

The plant grows on serpentine soils below 300 meters in elevation.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ Castilleja affinis ssp. neglecta. NatureServe. 2012.
  2. ^ State and Federally Listed Endangered, Threatened, and Rare Plants of California. California Department of Fish and Wildlife. July, 2013.
  3. ^ Tiburon paintbrush (Castilleja affinis ssp. neglecta). Species Profile. United States Fish and Wildlife Service.
  4. ^ Castilleja affinis ssp. neglecta). USDA PLANTS.
  5. ^ a b Castilleja affinis ssp. neglecta. The Jepson Manual eFlora 2012.

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