Castilleja subinclusa

Castilleja subinclusa
C. subinclusa ssp. franciscana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Clade:Asterids
Order:Lamiales
Family:Orobanchaceae
Genus:Castilleja
Species: C. subinclusa
Binomial name
Castilleja subinclusa

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

It is native to California and Baja California, where it grows in a number of habitat types including chaparral.[1]

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. Sullivan, Steven. K. (2018). "Castilleja subinclusa". Wildflower Search. Retrieved 2018-07-06.
  2. Calflora: Castilleja subinclusa ssp. franciscana
  3. Calflora: Castilleja subinclusa ssp. subinclusa


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