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Castilleja
| Castilleja |
Northwestern Indian paintbrush
Castilleja angustifolia
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| Scientific classification |
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Plantae
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| Division: |
Magnoliophyta
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| Class: |
Magnoliopsida
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| Subclass: |
Asteridae
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| (unranked) |
Euasterids I
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| Order: |
Lamiales
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| Family: |
Orobanchaceae
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| Genus: |
Castilleja
Mutis ex L.f. |
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About 200, see text
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Castilleja, commonly known as Indian paintbrush or Prairie-fire, is a genus of about 200 species of annual and perennial herbaceous plants native to the west of the Americas from Alaska south to the Andes, as well as northeast Asia. These plants are classified in the family Orobanchaceae, They are semi-parasitic on the roots of grasses and forbs.
Castilleja species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including Schinia cupes (which has been recorded on C. exserta) and Schinia pulchripennis (which feeds exclusively on C. exserta), and checkerspot butterflies such as Euphydryas species.
One of the species of this genus, Castilleja linariaefolia, was adopted on January 31, 1917 as the state flower of Wyoming.[1]
Selected species
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Castilleja ambigua |
Paintbrush owl's clover |
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Castilleja angustifolia |
Northwestern Indian paintbrush |
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Castilleja annua |
Annual Indian paintbrush |
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Castilleja applegatei |
Applegate's Indian paintbrush, Wavyleaf Indian paintbrush |
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Castilleja arvensis |
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Castilleja attenuata |
Narrowleaf owl's clover |
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Castilleja caudata |
Port Clarence Indian paintbrush |
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Castilleja cervina |
Deer Indian paintbrush |
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Castilleja chromosa |
Desert Indian paintbrush, Desert paintbrush |
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Castilleja coccinea |
Scarlet Indian paintbrush, Scarlet painted-cup |
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Castilleja cusickii |
Cusick's Indian paintbrush |
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Castilleja densiflora |
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Castilleja ecuadorensis |
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Castilleja elegans |
Elegant Indian paintbrush |
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Castilleja elmeri |
Elmer's Indian paintbrush |
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Castilleja exserta |
Purple owl's clover, Purple Indian paintbrush, Exserted Indian paintbrush, escobita. Formerly in Orthocarpus. |
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Castilleja fruticosa |
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Castilleja fulva |
Elko Indian paintbrush |
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Castilleja guadalupensis |
(extinct) |
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Castilleja hispida |
Harsh Indian paintbrush |
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Castilleja hyetophila |
Coastal red Indian paintbrush |
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Castilleja hyperborea |
Northern Indian paintbrush |
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Castilleja indivisa |
Entireleaf Indian paintbrush, Texas paintbrush |
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Castilleja lanata |
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Castilleja levisecta |
Golden paintbrush |
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Castilleja linariaefolia |
Narrowleaf Indian paintbrush |
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Castilleja lutescens |
Stiff yellow Indian paintbrush |
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Castilleja miniata |
Greater red Indian paintbrush |
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Castilleja minor |
Smallflower Indian paintbrush |
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Castilleja mutis |
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Castilleja neglecta |
Tiburon Indian paintbrush |
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Castilleja nubigena |
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Castilleja occidentalis |
Western Indian paintbrush |
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Castilleja pallescens |
Pallid Indian paintbrush |
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Castilleja pallida |
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Castilleja parviflora |
Small-flowered Indian paintbrush |
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Castilleja parvula |
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Castilleja raupii |
Raup's Indian paintbrush, Raup's painted-cup |
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Castilleja rhexiifolia |
Rhexia-leaf Indian paintbrush |
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Castilleja rubicundula |
Cream sacs |
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Castilleja rupicola |
Cliff Indian paintbrush |
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Castilleja septentrionalis |
Labrador Indian paintbrush, Northern paintbrush |
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Castilleja sessiliflora |
Downy Indian paintbrush, Downy paintbrush |
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Castilleja socorrensis |
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Castilleja sulphurea |
Sulphur Indian paintbrush |
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Castilleja tenuis |
Hairy owl's clover |
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Castilleja thompsonii |
Thompson's Indian paintbrush |
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Castilleja unalaschcensis |
Alaska Indian paintbrush |
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Castilleja yukonis |
Yukon Indian paintbrush |
References
- ^ Wyoming Statute 8-3-104 (Title 8)
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This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Castilleja". A list of authors is available in Wikipedia.
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