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Castilleja kerryana
Castilleja kerryana J.M. Egger
Kerry's Indian Paintbrush, Kerry's Indian-paintbrush, Kerry’s Paintbrush
Scrophulariaceae (Figwort family)
Synonym(s):
USDA Symbol: CAKE7
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: PerennialHabit: Herb
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 10 inches tall.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: Red , Orange , Yellow , Green , PurpleBloom Time: Jul , Aug , Sep
Distribution
USA: MTNative Habitat: Moist to dry, rocky or gravelly slopes and ridges, scree, talus, krummholz, turf or fellfields, snowfield or meltwater margins, subalpine to alpine.
Web Reference
Webref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter
Research Literature
Reslit 3067 - CASTILLEJA KERRYANA (OROBANCHACEAE): A NEW SPECIES FROM THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS OF NORTHERN MONTANA (2013) J. MARK EGGERThis information was provided by the Florida WIldflower Foundation.
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Additional resources
USDA: Find Castilleja kerryana in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Castilleja kerryana in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Castilleja kerryana
Metadata
Record Modified: 2020-11-09Research By: CBR