- Castilleja minor
Taxobox
name = "Castilleja minor"
image_width = 240px
image_caption = ssp. "minor"
regnum =Plant ae
divisio =Magnoliophyta
classis =Magnoliopsida
ordo =Lamiales
familia =Orobanchaceae
genus = "Castilleja "
species = "C. minor"
binomial = "Castilleja minor"
binomial_authority = Gray"Castilleja minor" is a species of flowering plant in the broomrape family known by the common name lesser Indian paintbrush. It is native to western North America from
British Columbia toCalifornia toNew Mexico , where it grows in moist habitats such as spring meadows. This is an annual herb growing a mostly unbranching slender stem to heights from 30 centimeters to well over a meter. The leaves are lance-shaped and several centimeters long. The top of the stem is occupied by aninflorescence of greenbract s tipped with bright red and smaller, yellowish flowers. The fruit is a capsule just over a centimeter long.External links
* [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?7177,7206,7250 Jepson Manual Treatment]
* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=CAMI13 USDA Plants Profile]
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