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Castilleja pruinosa

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Castilleja pruinosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Orobanchaceae
Genus: Castilleja
Species:
C. pruinosa
Binomial name
Castilleja pruinosa

Castilleja pruinosa is a species of Indian paintbrush known by the common name frosted Indian paintbrush. It is native to California and Oregon, where it grows in several types of forested habitat.

Description

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Castilleja pruinosa is a perennial herb,[1] sometimes becoming bushy, growing up to about 80 centimeters in maximum height. It is densely hairy, becoming gray-green in color. The leaves are lance-shaped and sometimes lobed, measuring up to 8 centimeters long. The inflorescence is a cluster of bright red or orange-red bracts. Flowers emerge between the bracts, each up to 2 or 3 centimeters long and greenish in color with reddish margins.

San Gabriel Mountains

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The rare species Castilleja gleasonii, which is endemic to the San Gabriel Mountains of California, is sometimes included in C. pruinosa.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Castilleja pruinosa - FNA". beta.floranorthamerica.org. Retrieved 2023-11-24.
  2. ^ Center for Plant Conservation Archived 2009-08-23 at the Wayback Machine
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