Castilleja angustifolia

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Castilleja angustifolia
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Status TNC G5.svg
Secure  (NatureServe) [1]
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Orobanchaceae
Genus: Castilleja
Species:
C. angustifolia
Binomial name
Castilleja angustifolia

Castilleja angustifolia is a species of wildflower known by the common names northwestern Indian paintbrush and desert Indian paintbrush. It is an herbaceous perennial native to the desert, scrublands, and woodlands of western North America. [2] It grows in hot sandy soils and rock crevices in dry conditions. [3]

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Description

Desert paintbrush blazing up through bitterbrush on eastern Sierra Nevada hillside Desert paintbrush Castilleja chromosa hillside.jpg
Desert paintbrush blazing up through bitterbrush on eastern Sierra Nevada hillside

This Indian paintbrush is under half a meter in height and has bristly gray-green to purple-red herbage. It stands in a clump of erect stems, each topped with an inflorescence of somewhat tubular yellow green flowers. The flowers are encased in bright red to orange-red bracts, [4] sometimes tinted with purple, and usually fuzzy with a thin coat of white hairs. [5] The upper leaves and bracts are divided into 3–5 segments, while the lower leaves are undivided, long, and narrow. [6]

The plant flowers from May to September. [7] In areas such as Idaho, Montana and Wyoming, it is often associated with sagebrush. [6] The brightly colored bracts are used to attach pollinators like hummingbirds and butterflies that would otherwise ignore the plant's small yellow green flowers. [8] The centimeter-long capsule fruits contain honeycomb-patterned seeds.

The species is similar to Castilleja linariaefolia . [6]

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<i>Castilleja linariifolia</i> Species of flowering plant

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<i>Castilleja miniata</i> Species of flowering plant

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<i>Castilleja mollis</i> Species of flowering plant

Castilleja mollis is a species of Indian paintbrush known by the common name softleaf Indian paintbrush. It is endemic to the Channel Islands of California, where it is currently known only from Santa Rosa Island. An occurrence was once noted on San Miguel Island, but the plant has not been found there since 1938. Its habitat is the coastal sage scrub around the windy sand dunes and bluffs.

<i>Castilleja parviflora</i> Species of flowering plant

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<i>Castilleja subinclusa</i> Species of flowering plant

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<i>Castilleja septentrionalis</i> Species of flowering plant

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<i>Castilleja coccinea</i> Species of plant

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<i>Castilleja integra</i> Species of flowering plant

Castilleja integra, with the common names orange paintbrush, Southwestern paintbrush, and wholeleaf paintbrush, is a partially parasitic herbaceous perennial plant native to the Southwestern United States and Northern Mexico. The species produces a relatively large amount of nectar and is attractive to hummingbirds. It is better suited to cultivation than most other species in the paintbrush genus (Castilleja) and is therefore used in xeriscape gardens and naturalistic meadows, even outside its native range.

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<i>Castilleja chromosa</i> Species of plant

Castilleja chromosa, the desert paintbrush, is a species of broomrape found in the western United States. They are distributed in dry scrub, steppe, and desert. They have colourful inflorescence which range from yellow to red in hue. This colour is given not by the flowers, which are small, but by the colourful bracts. The plants grow up to nearly half a meter tall; they are slightly bristly and greyish-green; their stems to not branch and their leaves are small and lance-shaped. Partial parasites, they steal some of their nutrients from neighbouring plants.

Castilleja rubida, commonly called the purple alpine paintbrush or Wallowa alpine paintbrush, is a species of Indian paintbrush.

<i>Castilleja kraliana</i> Species of plant

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<i>Castilleja rhexiifolia</i> Species of flowering plant

Castilleja rhexiifolia, commonly called rosy paintbrush, subalpine paintbrush, or rhexia-leaved paintbrush, is a species of plant in Orobanchaceae, commonly known as the broomrape family. They are a common flower found in moist habitats near or above timberline in the Rocky Mountains and the Pacific Northwest. Like most members of the Castilleja genus, they are partially parasitic plants.

References

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  2. "Plants Profile for Castilleja angustifolia (northwestern Indian paintbrush)". plants.usda.gov. Retrieved 2020-02-04.
  3. "Southwest Colorado Wildflowers, Castilleja chromosa". www.swcoloradowildflowers.com. Retrieved 2020-02-05.
  4. "Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - The University of Texas at Austin". www.wildflower.org. Retrieved 2020-02-04.
  5. "Desert Indian Paintbrush, Castilleja chromosa or angustifolia - DesertUSA". www.desertusa.com. Retrieved 2020-02-05.
  6. 1 2 3 Taylor, Ronald J. (1994) [1992]. Sagebrush Country: A Wildflower Sanctuary (rev. ed.). Missoula, MT: Mountain Press Pub. Co. p. 56. ISBN   0-87842-280-3. OCLC   25708726.
  7. "UC/JEPS: Jepson Manual treatment for CASTILLEJA angustifolia". ucjeps.berkeley.edu. Retrieved 2020-02-04.
  8. "Desert Paintbrush - Parashant National Monument (U.S. National Park Service)". www.nps.gov. Archived from the original on 2020-02-05. Retrieved 2020-02-05.