- Castilleja applegatei
Taxobox
name = "Castilleja applegatei"
regnum =Plant ae
divisio =Magnoliophyta
classis =Magnoliopsida
ordo =Lamiales
familia =Orobanchaceae
genus = "Castilleja "
species = "C. applegatei"
binomial = "Castilleja applegatei"
binomial_authority =Fern. "Castilleja applegatei" is a species of
Castilleja known by the common names Applegate's Indian paintbrush and wavyleaf Indian paintbrush. It is native to the western United States. It is a short perennial with sticky, wavy-edged leaves. It bears bright, showy paintbrush-shaped inflorescences of small red to yellowish-red tubular flowers.Like other species of Indian paintbrush, it is a root parasite. Although it can survive without parasitizing other plants, individuals which take a host grow faster and larger.
There are five subspecies. They are variable in appearance but distinguishable from other "Castilleja" species by the wavy margins and stickiness of the leaves.
External links
* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=CAAP4 USDA Plants Profile]
* [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?7177,7206,7216 Jepson Manual Treatment]
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