Castilleja miniata

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Castilleja miniata
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Orobanchaceae
Genus: Castilleja
Species:
C. miniata
Binomial name
Castilleja miniata
Synonyms

Castilleja elata
Castilleja gracillima
Castilleja uliginosa

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Castilleja miniata is a species of Indian paintbrush known by the common name giant red Indian paintbrush. It is native to western North America from Alaska to Ontario to California to New Mexico, where it grows usually in moist places in a wide variety of habitat types.

Description

This wildflower is a perennial herb growing up to about 80 centimeters tall, slender and green to dark purple in herbage color. The lance-shaped leaves are 3 to 6 centimeters long, pointed, and coated in thin hairs. The inflorescence is made up of bright red to pale orange or orange-tipped bracts. Between the bracts emerge the yellow-green, red-edged tubular flowers. Flowers bloom May to September. [1]

Because most species of the genus are parasitic on other plants, sophisticated networks are formed between their roots and those of other species. They therefore cannot be transplanted in most cases. [2] Its native habitats include wet mountain meadows and stream banks below 11,000 feet (3,400 m). [1]

Subspecies

There are three subspecies of this plant:

Castilleja miniata subsp. dixonii in British Columbia Scarlet Paintbrush found under driftwood on Break Island.jpg
Castilleja miniata subsp. dixonii in British Columbia

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References

  1. 1 2 "Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - The University of Texas at Austin". www.wildflower.org. Retrieved 2022-02-18.
  2. Whitney, Stephen (1985). Western Forests (The Audubon Society Nature Guides). New York: Knopf. p.  575. ISBN   0-394-73127-1.