Castilleja

Translingual

Castilleja fissifolia

Etymology

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Proper noun

Castilleja f

A taxonomic genus within the family Orobanchaceae – Indian paintbrushes (also owl's clover), native to the Americas.

Usage notes

Previously often placed in family Scrophulariaceae.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Plantae - kingdom; Viridiplantae - subkingdom; Streptophyta - infrakingdom; Embryophyta - superphylum; Tracheophyta - phylum; Spermatophytina - subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids, euasterids I - clades; Lamiales - order; Orobanchaceae - family; Pedicularideae - tribe; Castillejinae - subtribe

Hyponyms

(genus): Castilleja fissifolia - type species; for other species see Castilleja at The Plant List

References

Castilleja on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Castilleja on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Castilleja on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Castilleja at National Center for Biotechnology Information
Castilleja at The Plant List
Castilleja at Encyclopedia of Life
Castilleja on Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Castilleja at USDA Plants database
Castilleja at Germplasm Resources Information Network
Castilleja at Tropicos

English

Proper noun

Castilleja (plural Castillejas)

A surname.

Statistics

According to the 2010 United States Census, Castilleja is the 10125^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3183 individuals. Castilleja is most common among Hispanic/Latino (93.5%) individuals.

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