Castilleja pruinosa
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Orobanchaceae |
| Genus: | Castilleja |
| Species: | C. pruinosa
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| 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[]
Castilleja pruinosa is a perennial herb, 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[]
The rare species Castilleja gleasonii, which is endemic to the San Gabriel Mountains of California, is sometimes included in C. pruinosa.[1]
References[]
- ^ Center for Plant Conservation Archived 2009-08-23 at the Wayback Machine
External links[]
Media related to Castilleja pruinosa at Wikimedia Commons- Jepson Manual Treatment: Castilleja pruinosa
- Castilleja pruinosa Photo gallery
- Castilleja
- Flora of California
- Flora of Oregon
- Plants described in 1898
- Orobanchaceae stubs