Castilleja

Castilleja {{{latin_name}}}	Indian paintbrush, Prairie-fire
	Habit:  ? Height: ⇕  ? Width: ⇔ Lifespan: ⌛ Origin: ✈ Alaska to Andes, NE Asia. Poisonous: ☠	Exposure: ☼  ? Water: ◍  ? Features: ✓ Hardiness: ☃ Bloom: ❀ USDA Zones:  ? Sunset Zones:
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Castilleja is a genus of about 200 species of annual and perennial herbaceous plants. Formerly classified in the family Scrophulariaceae, they have recently been relegated to the family Orobanchaceae. They are semi-parasitic on the roots of grasses.^wp

Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Castilleja (a Spanish botanist, D. Castillejo). Scrophulariaceae. Painted-cup. Herbs with showy bracts in a terminal head or spike, sometimes cultivated. Flowers small, solitary, in terminal gaudy-bracted spikes; corolla tubular, sometimes flattened laterally, 2-lipped; lower lip smaller, more or less 3-toothed; stamens 4: lvs. alternate, entire or cut—Upwards of 3O species in U. S. and Mex., and 1 in N. Asia. Castillejas are little known in gardens. They are more or less root-parasitic.CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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Species

About 200 species, including^wp:

• Castilleja chromosa
• Castilleja coccinea
• Castilleja exserta
• Castilleja indivisa
• Castilleja miniata
• Castilleja mutis
• Castilleja neglecta
• Castilleja pallida

Gallery

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  Possibly Castilleja chromosa, "Desert Paintbrush", at the Sandia Mountains.

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  Unidentified Castilleja species

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  Castilleja exserta, Owl's Clover. This species was formally classified as Orthocarpus.

References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

External links

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