Castilleja miniata
| Castilleja miniata | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Orobanchaceae |
| Genus: | Castilleja |
| Species: | C. miniata |
| Binomial name | |
| Castilleja miniata Dougl. ex Hook. | |
| Synonyms | |
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Castilleja elata | |
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.
Subspecies
There are three subspecies of this plant:
- C. m. ssp. dixonii - limited to the west coast from Alaska to Oregon
- C. m. ssp. elata (Siskiyou Indian paintbrush) - rare subspecies limited to the Klamath Mountains in Northern California and Southern Oregon
- C. m. ssp. miniata - the common, widespread subspecies
External links
Media related to Castilleja miniata at Wikimedia Commons- Jepson Manual Treatment
- USDA Plants Profile
- Photo gallery
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