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Castilleja plagiotoma

Castilleja plagiotoma A. Gray

Mojave Desert Paintbrush, Mojave Indian Paintbrush, Mojave Indian-paintbrush, Mojave Paintbrush

Scrophulariaceae (Figwort family)

Synonym(s):

USDA Symbol: CAPL7

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

All species of Castilleja are believed to be hemiparasitic on the roots of grasses and forbes.

 

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 2 feet tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White , Yellow , Green , Purple
Bloom Time: Mar , Apr , May , Jun , Jul

Distribution

USA: CA
Native Habitat: Dry flats, rocky, sandy or clayey slopes, ridges, sagebrush steppes, chaparral, desert scrub, pinyon woodlands.

Web Reference

Webref 30 - Calflora (2018) Calflora
Webref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Webref 36 - Jepson eFlora (2019) The Jepson Herbarium, University of California, Berkeley
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter

Additional resources

USDA: Find Castilleja plagiotoma in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Castilleja plagiotoma in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Castilleja plagiotoma

Metadata

Record Modified: 2020-11-09
Research By: CBR

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