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| name = ''Castilleja''
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| common_names = Indian paintbrush, Prairie-fire
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| origin = [[Alaska]] to [[Andes]], NE [[Asia]].
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| usda_zones = ?  <!--- eg. 8-11 -->
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| color = IndianRed
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| image = Indian Paintbrush in Grand Teton NP-NPS.jpg
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| regnum = Plantae
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| divisio = Magnoliophyta
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| classis = Magnoliopsida
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| ordo = Lamiales
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| familia = Orobanchaceae
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| genus = Castilleja
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'''''Castilleja''''' is a [[genus]] of about 200 species of [[annual]] and [[perennial]] [[herb]]aceous [[plant]]s. Formerly classified in the family [[Scrophulariaceae]], they have recently been relegated to the family [[Orobanchaceae]]. They are semi-[[Parasitic plant|parasitic]] on the roots of grasses.{{wp}}
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Castilleja (a Spanish botanist, D. Castillejo). Scrophulariaceae. Painted-cup. Herbs with showy bracts in a terminal head or spike, sometimes cultivated.
 
Castilleja (a Spanish botanist, D. Castillejo). Scrophulariaceae. Painted-cup. Herbs with showy bracts in a terminal head or spike, sometimes cultivated.
  
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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.
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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.{{SCH}}
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==Cultivation==
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| color = lightgreen
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===Propagation===
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| image = Indian Paintbrush in Grand Teton NP-NPS.jpg
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===Pests and diseases===
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| classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]
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==Species==
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About 200 species, including{{wp}}:
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| genus = '''''Castilleja'''''
 
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| genus_authority = [[José Celestino Bruno Mutis|Mutis]] ex [[Carolus Linnaeus the Younger|L.f.]]
 
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About 200 species, including:
 
 
*''[[Castilleja chromosa]]''
 
*''[[Castilleja chromosa]]''
 
*''[[Castilleja coccinea]]''
 
*''[[Castilleja coccinea]]''
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*''[[Castilleja neglecta]]''
 
*''[[Castilleja neglecta]]''
 
*''[[Castilleja pallida]]''
 
*''[[Castilleja pallida]]''
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'''''Castilleja''''' is a [[genus]] of about 200 species of [[Annual plant|annual]] and [[Perennial plant|perennial]] [[herb]]aceous [[plant]]s native to the west of [[the Americas]] from [[Alaska]] south to the [[Andes]], as well as northeast [[Asia]]. Formerly classified in the family [[Scrophulariaceae]], they have recently been relegated to the family [[Orobanchaceae]] as a consequence of [[molecular systematics]] research (see [[Angiosperm Phylogeny Group]]). They are commonly known as '''Indian paintbrush''' or '''Prairie-fire'''. They are semi-[[Parasitic plant|parasitic]] on the roots of grasses.
 
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''Castilleja'' species are used as food plants by the [[larva]]e of some [[Lepidoptera]] species including ''[[Schinia|Schinia cupes]]'' (which has been recorded on ''C. exserta'') and ''[[Schinia|Schinia pulchripennis]]'' (which feeds exclusively on ''C. exserta''). Also checkerspot butterflies such as ''Euphydryas''.
 
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One of the species of this genus, '''Indian paintbrush''' (''Castilleja linariaefolia'' <ref>Wyoming Statute 8-3-104  [http://legisweb.state.wy.us/statutes/statutes.aspx?file=titles/Title8/Title8.htm (Title 8)]</ref>) was adopted on [[January 31]], [[1917]] as the state flower of [[Wyoming]].
 
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[[Image:Desert paintbrush flower.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Possibly ''[[Castilleja chromosa]]'', "Desert Paintbrush", at the [[Sandia Mountains]].]]
 
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[[Image:Ind_pntbrush.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Unidentified Castilleja species found near [[Greenhorn Mountain Wilderness | Greenhorn Mountain]], in the Wet Mountains.]]
 
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[[Image:Orthocarpus_prupuracens.jpg|thumb|left|200px|''Castilleja exserta'', Owl's Clover from near [[Harquahala Mountains]], Arizona, USA.  This species was formally classified as ''Orthocarpus''.]]
 
  
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==Gallery==
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Image:Desert paintbrush flower.jpg|Possibly ''[[Castilleja chromosa]]'', "Desert Paintbrush", at the [[Sandia Mountains]].
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Image:Ind_pntbrush.jpg|Unidentified Castilleja species
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Image:Orthocarpus_prupuracens.jpg|''Castilleja exserta'', Owl's Clover.  This species was formally classified as ''Orthocarpus''.
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==References==
 
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*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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<!--- xxxxx  *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381  -->
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<!--- xxxxx  *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432  -->
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<!--- xxxxx  *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608  -->
  
 
==External links==
 
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[http://wildflower.utexas.edu/plants/search.php?search_field=Castilleja&newsearch=true  Native Plant Information Network]: Listing of species in the Castilleja genus.
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<br />[http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?7177,7206 Jepson Manual] - taxonomic description of the genus.
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Latest revision as of 03:43, 17 June 2009


Indian Paintbrush in Grand Teton NP-NPS.jpg


Plant Characteristics
Origin: ✈ [[Origin::Alaska to Andes, NE Asia.]]
Cultivation
Exposure: ☼ ?"?" is not in the list (sun, part-sun, shade, unknown) of allowed values for the "Exposure" property.
Water: ◍ ?"?" is not in the list (wet, moist, moderate, dry, less when dormant) of allowed values for the "Water" property.
Scientific Names

Orobanchaceae >

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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


Read about Castilleja in the 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


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Cultivation

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Propagation

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Pests and diseases

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Species

About 200 species, includingwp:

Gallery

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

  • Unidentified Castilleja species

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

References

External links


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