Biology:Castilleja parviflora
| Castilleja parviflora | |
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| var. albida in the Mount Baker Wilderness | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Orobanchaceae |
| Genus: | Castilleja |
| Species: | C. parviflora
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| Binomial name | |
| Castilleja parviflora Bong.
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Castilleja parviflora is a species of Indian paintbrush known by the common name mountain Indian paintbrush. It is native to western North America from Alaska to California , where it grows in high mountain habitat, including areas of alpine climate.
Description
This wildflower is a perennial herb up to about 40 centimeters tall and coated in glandular and nonglandular hairs. The leaves are a few centimeters long and lance-shaped to oblong. The inflorescence is made up of layers of bracts tipped in shades of pale yellow to bright red or pink. Between the bracts emerge the yellow-green, sometimes red-tinted, tubular flowers. Flowers bloom June to September.[1] Its habitats include gravels, talus slopes, and subalpine and alpine meadows.[2]
Varieties
There are several varieties of Castilleja parviflora:
- C. p. var. albida - limited to British Columbia and Washington
- C. p. var. olympica (Olympic Indian paintbrush) - limited to British Columbia and Washington
- C. p. var. oreopola (Henry Indian paintbrush) - distributed from British Columbia to Oregon
- C. p. var. parviflora - known from Alaska to California
References
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q2941433 entry
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