Castilleja subinclusa

Castilleja subinclusa is a species of Indian paintbrush known by the common names longleaf Indian paintbrush and Franciscan paint brush.

Castilleja subinclusa
C. subinclusa ssp. franciscana

Vulnerable  (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this 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:

References

  1. "NatureServe Explorer". NatureServe Explorer. NatureServe. 2022. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  2. Sullivan, Steven. K. (2018). "Castilleja subinclusa". Wildflower Search. Retrieved 2018-07-06.
  3. Calflora: Castilleja subinclusa ssp. franciscana
  4. Calflora: Castilleja subinclusa ssp. subinclusa


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