Scientific Name:	Castilleja elmeri Fern.
English Name:	Elmer's paintbrush
Classification / Taxonomy
Scientific Name - Concept Reference:	Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Classification Level:	Species
Species Group:	Vascular Plant
Species Code:	CASTELM
Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Plantae Anthophyta Dicotyledoneae Scrophulariales Orobanchaceae
Conservation Status / Legal Designation
Global Status:	G4 (Jun 2016)
Provincial Status:	S4 (Apr 2019)
BC List:	Yellow
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General Status Canada:	4 - Secure (2010)
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Global Habitat Comments:	Mesic meadows in the montane zone (Douglas et al. 1991)
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Endemic:	N
Global Range Comment:	Wenatchee Mountains north into southern British Columbia (Hitchcock and Cronquist 1973)
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B.C. Conservation Data Centre. Species Summary: Castilleja elmeri. B.C. Minist. of Environment. Available: https://a100.gov.bc.ca/pub/eswp/ (accessed Jun 8, 2026).