Orobanchaceae
Johnny-nip
Castilleja ambigua
- Family
- Orobanchaceae
- Genus
- Castilleja
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Common names
By language (3)
- Azerbaijani
- Orthocarpus castillejoides
- English
- Johnny-nip
- Spanish
- Orthocarpus castillejoides
Flowers
- In flower
- April to July (from 347 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Shane Johnson, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Irene, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Irene, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: lazarus, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Simone Littledale, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Eric Hunt, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: iNaturalist user: joergmlpts, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Steph Brulot-Sawchyn, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Simone Littledale, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Cricket Raspet, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Shane Johnson, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Mandy Hackney, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.