Castilleja integra
Castilleja integra | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Orobanchaceae |
Genus: | Castilleja |
Species: | C. integra
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Binomial name | |
Castilleja integra | |
Synonyms[1] | |
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Castilleja integra, with the common name wholeleaf Indian paintbrush, is an herbaceous perennial plant native to the Southwestern United States.
Distribution[]
The plant is found in Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Texas.
Castilleja integra was first discovered in the Organ Mountains of Southern New Mexico near El Paso, Texas by Charles Wright.[2] Its first published description was in 1858 by Asa Gray.[3][1]
Uses[]
The Zuni people used the root's bark, mixed with minerals, to dye deerskin black.[4]
References[]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Castilleja integra. |
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Castilleja integra A.Gray is an accepted name". theplantlist.org (The Plant List). 23 March 2013. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
- ^ Francis Whittier PennellThe Scrophulariaceae of Eastern Temperate North America at Google Books
- ^ 'Rep. U.S. Mex. Bound'. 2(1): 119; by Asa Gray.
- ^ Stevenson, Matilda Coxe 1915 Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians. SI-BAE Annual Report #30 (p. 80)
Categories:
- Castilleja
- Flora of Arizona
- Flora of Colorado
- Flora of New Mexico
- Flora of Texas
- Plant dyes
- Orobanchaceae stubs