Castilleja subinclusa
Castilleja subinclusa is a species of Indian paintbrush known by the common names longleaf Indian paintbrush and Franciscan paint brush.
| Castilleja subinclusa | |
|---|---|
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| C. subinclusa ssp. franciscana | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Orobanchaceae |
| Genus: | Castilleja |
| Species: | C. subinclusa |
| Binomial name | |
| Castilleja subinclusa | |
It is native to California and Baja California, where it grows in a number of habitat types including chaparral.[2]
Description
Castilleja subinclusa is a spreading perennial herb which can exceed a meter tall. It is gray-green to purple in herbage color, and usually hairy. The lance-shaped leaves are up to 8 centimeters long.
The inflorescence is up to 40 centimeters long and is made up of long, pointed bracts tipped in bright red-orange to deep red. Between the colorful bracts appear lighter flowers, which are yellow-green to pinkish and hairy.
Subspecies
Subspecies, which generally do not occur together, include:
- Castilleja subinclusa ssp. franciscana — Franciscan paintbrush — endemic to the coastline surrounding the San Francisco Bay Area.[3]
- Castilleja subinclusa ssp. subinclusa — long leaf paintbrush, longleaf Indian paintbrush — in the Transverse Ranges, Inner South California Coast Ranges, Peninsular Ranges, and Southern Sierra Nevada.[4]
References
- "NatureServe Explorer". NatureServe Explorer. NatureServe. 2022. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
- Sullivan, Steven. K. (2018). "Castilleja subinclusa". Wildflower Search. Retrieved 2018-07-06.
- Calflora: Castilleja subinclusa ssp. franciscana
- Calflora: Castilleja subinclusa ssp. subinclusa
External links
Media related to Castilleja subinclusa at Wikimedia Commons- Calflora: Castilleja subinclusa (Franciscan Paint Brush, longleaf Indian paintbrush)
- Jepson Manual Treatment
- Photo gallery
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