Castilleja parviflora

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Castilleja parviflora
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var. albida in the Mount Baker Wilderness
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Orobanchaceae
Genus: Castilleja
Species:
C. parviflora
Binomial name
Castilleja parviflora

Castilleja parviflora is a species of Indian paintbrush known by the common name mountain Indian paintbrush. It is native to western North America from Alaska to California, where it grows in high mountain habitat, including areas of alpine climate.

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Description

This wildflower is a perennial herb up to about 40 centimeters tall and coated in glandular and nonglandular hairs. The leaves are a few centimeters long and lance-shaped to oblong. The inflorescence is made up of layers of bracts tipped in shades of pale yellow to bright red or pink. Between the bracts emerge the yellow-green, sometimes red-tinted, tubular flowers. Flowers bloom June to September. [1] Its habitats include gravels, talus slopes, and subalpine and alpine meadows. [2]

Varieties

There are several varieties of Castilleja parviflora:

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References

  1. "Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - The University of Texas at Austin". www.wildflower.org. Retrieved 2022-02-18.
  2. "NatureServe Explorer 2.0". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 2022-02-18.

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