Species

Castilleja ambigua (Salt-marsh owl-clover)

Castilleja ambigua. Photo: (c) Ken-ichi Ueda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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Castilleja ambigua is a species of Indian paintbrush known by the common name Johnny-nip. It is native to western North America from British Columbia to California, where it is most common along the coast in salt marshes and scrub.

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Plantae (Plants)
  - Phylum: Tracheophyta (Vascular plants)
    - Subphylum: Angiospermae (Flowering plants)
      - Class: Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
        Order: Lamiales (Mints, plantains, olives, and allies)
        Family: Orobanchaceae (Broomrape family)
        Tribe: Pedicularideae
        Genus: Castilleja (Paintbrushes)
        Species: Castilleja ambigua (Salt-marsh owl-clover)
        Variety: Castilleja ambigua humboldtiensis (Humboldt bay owl’s-clover)

Subtaxa

Variety: Castilleja ambigua humboldtiensis (Humboldt bay owl’s-clover)

Sightings

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