Biology:Castilleja lemmonii

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Castilleja lemmonii
Castilleja lemmonii.jpg

Vulnerable (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Orobanchaceae
Genus: Castilleja
Species:
C. lemmonii
Binomial name
Castilleja lemmonii
A.Gray
Synonyms

Castilleja culbertsonii
Castilleja lassenensis

Castilleja lemmonii is a species of Indian paintbrush known by the common name Lemmon's Indian paintbrush or meadow paintbrush.

It is native to the higher elevations of the Sierra Nevada and Southern Cascade Range in California , and just into western Nevada. It grows in moist meadows.

Castilleja lemmonii, group of deep purple-pink plants in meadow

Description

Castilleja lemmonii is a perennial herb 10 to 20 centimeters tall coated in glandular hairs. The leaves are 2 to 4 centimeters long and linear to narrowly lance-shaped.

Closeup of Castilleja lemmonii inflorescence, pink bracts & small yellow, stamen-tipped flowers

The inflorescence is made up of many purple- or pink-tipped greenish bracts. Between the bracts appear small yellowish flowers.

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q5049913 entry