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Johnny-nip
Castilleja ambigua
Castilleja ambigua is a species of Indian paintbrush known by the common name Johnny-nip. It is native to western part of North America from British Columbia to California, where its commonly found growing along the salt marshes and scrubs of the coast.
From the article Castilleja ambigua on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
This is a highly variable annual herb growing to a maximum height of about 30 centimeters. The leaves are 1 to 5 centimeters long which could be lobed or not. The inflorescence is up to 12 centimeters in length and a few in width. It is packed with bracts that have white to light purple ridged tips. Between the bracts emerge the lobed flowers, which could be yellow, light purple or rose in color. Its fruit comes in a capsule shape with about a centimeter length.
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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Every page naming Castilleja ambigua in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 60738.