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Castilleja applegatei

Summary

Castilleja applegatei is a species of Castilleja known by the common names Applegate's Indian paintbrush and wavyleaf Indian paintbrush.

Castilleja applegatei
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Orobanchaceae
Genus: Castilleja
Species:
C. applegatei
Binomial name
Castilleja applegatei
Fern.
Castilleja applegatei flowerspike and characteristic wavy leaves

It is native to the western United States. It is a short perennial with sticky, wavy-edged leaves, which are divided closer to the top of the plant.[1] It bears bright, showy paintbrush-shaped inflorescences of small red[1] to yellowish-red tubular flowers.

Like other species of Indian paintbrush, it is a root parasite, feeding off plants such as sagebrush.[1] Although it can survive without parasitizing other plants, individuals that take a host grow faster and larger.

There are five subspecies. They are variable in appearance but distinguishable from other Castilleja species by the wavy margins and stickiness of the leaves.

References edit

  1. ^ a b c Taylor, Ronald J. (1994) [1992]. Sagebrush Country: A Wildflower Sanctuary (rev. ed.). Missoula, MT: Mountain Press Pub. Co. p. 58. ISBN 0-87842-280-3. OCLC 25708726.

External links edit

  •   Media related to Castilleja applegatei at Wikimedia Commons
  • Calflora Database: Castilleja applegatei (Wavy Leaved Paintbrush, pine Indian paintbrush, wavy leaf paintbrush)
  • Jepson Manual Treatment of Castilleja applegatei