Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Castilleja arvensis
cresta de gallo, cola de borrego, garañona, field Indian paintbrush
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida (= Dicotyledoneae)
Order
Scrophulariales
Family
Orobanchaceae
Genus
Castilleja
Species
arvensis
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Castilleja communis Benth. Family changed from Scrophulariaceae to Orobanchaceae (POWO, 2023).
Origin: Native
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
- Wiggins, I.L. Porter, D.M. (1971) Flora of the Galapagos Islands Standford University Press, Stanford.
- Lawesson, J.E. (s.a.) Pers. obs. field notes, collections 1985-7.
- Van der Werff, H.H. (s.a.) Pers. obs. and colls. Personal observations and collections.
- Tropicos.org. (2017) Database of Missouri Botanical Garden. Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden. 06 Oct 2017 <http://www.tropicos.org
- Hokche, O. Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (2008) Nuev. Cat. Fl. Vas. Venezuela 1–860.
- D'Arcy, W.G. (1987) Flora of Panama. Checklist and Index. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 17(1): i–xxx, 1–328; 18(2): i–ix, 1–672.
- Jørgensen, P.M. Nee, M. & Beck, S. G. (2010) Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Bolivia. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard.
- Adsersen, H. (1987) Patrones de distribución interna de las plantas vasculares en Galápagos. Memorias. Investigación Botánica y Manejo en Galápagos. Pg.74-87
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"Galapagos Species Database, Castilleja arvensis", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=747. Accessed 20 June 2025.