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Castilleja purpurea var. purpurea

Castilleja purpurea (Nutt.) G. Don var. purpurea

Purple Paintbrush, Purple Prairie Painbrush, Prairie Paintbrush, Downy Indian Paintbrush

Scrophulariaceae (Figwort Family)

USDA Symbol: CAPUP5

Castilleja purpurea var. purpurea (Purple paintbrush) #1588

Image Information

Photographer: Flaigg, Norman G.
Accession date: 2003-03-26
Filename: PCD1049_IMG0059.JPG
Slide Index: S12 02-0274
Restrictions: Unrestricted
Collection: Wildflower Center Slide Library
Original Format: 35 MM
Orientation: Landscape
Shot: Flower(s)
Date Taken: 2002
NPIN Image Id: 1588

Image Verification

This image has been verified.
By: Mark Egger
Notes: original ID: C. purpurea var. citrina; I believe this is a pale form of the nominate variety, rather than the usually completely yellow var. citrina; it may also be an intergrade between the two
Date: 2018-10-15

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