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12-22-2016

Castilleja mollis

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This wildflower is a perennial herb with many spreading, prostrate branches up to about 40 centimeters long. The plant is coated in woolly, tangled, sometimes glandular hairs that give it a gray-green tint. The leaves are 1 to 3 centimeters long and oval. The inflorescence is up to 8 centimeters long and made up of fleshy green or yellow-green bracts. Between the bracts bloom the pale to bright yellow pouched flowers.

Like other Castilleja, this Castilleja mollis is hemiparasitic, attaching its roots to those of other plants to tap nutrients and water. The host plant for this Castilleja species is probably Menzies’ goldenbush, Isocoma menziesii.Castilleja mollis is a federally listed endangered species.

Detailed information
Full Name: Soft-Leaved paintbrush (Castilleja mollis)
Where found: Wherever found
Critical Habitat:N/A
Species Group:Flowering Plants
Current listing status
Status Date Listed Lead Region Where Listed
Endangered 07/31/1997 California/Nevada Region (Region 8) Wherever found
  • States/US Territories in which the Soft-Leaved paintbrush, Wherever found is known to or is believed to occur: California
  • US Counties in which the Soft-Leaved paintbrush, Wherever found is known to or is believed to occur: View All
Recovery
No critical habitat rules have been published for the Soft-Leaved paintbrush.
Date
Title
Plan Action Status
Plan Status
09/26/2000 Thirteen Plant Taxa from the Northern Channel Islands Recovery Plan View Implementation Progress Final
Date
Title
Plan Action Status
Plan Status
09/26/2000 Thirteen Plant Taxa from the Northern Channel Islands Recovery Plan View Implementation Progress Final
Date
Citation Page
Title
Document Type
05/25/2011 76 FR 30377 30382 Initiation of 5-Year Reviews of Species in California, Nevada, and the Klamath Basin of Oregon
  • Notice 5-year Review, Initiation
03/05/2008 73 FR 11945 11950 Initiation of 5-Year Reviews of 58 Species in California and Nevada; Availability of Completed 5-Year Reviews in California, Nevada and Southern Oregon
  • Notice 5-year Review, Completion
03/22/2006 71 FR 14538 14542 Initiation of 5-Year Reviews of 56 Species in California and Nevada: Notice of review.
  • Notice 5-year Review
02/22/2001 66 FR 11178 11179 Availability of a Final Recovery Plan for Thirteen Plant Taxa From the Northern Channel Islands
  • Notice Doc. Availability
Date
Title
01/10/2008 Soft-leaved Paintbrush 5-Year Review
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