Castilleja exserta

Castilleja exserta

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lamiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Lamiales

Familia: Orobanchaceae
Tribus: Pedicularideae
Genus: Castilleja
Species: Castilleja exserta
Varieties: C. e. var. latifolia – C. e. var. venusta

Name

Castilleja exserta (A.Heller) T.I.Chuang & Heckard

Synonyms

• Castilleja exserta subsp. exserta
• Orthocarpus exsertus A. Heller
• Orthocarpus purpurascens Benth.
• Orthocarpus purpurascens var. pallidus D.D. Keck
• Orthocarpus purpurascens var. palmeri A. Gray

Distribution

This species is native to the Southwestern United States in various habitats of California, Arizona, and New Mexico; and to Northwestern Mexico.

References

• Systematic Botany; Quarterly Journal of the American Society of Plant Taxonomists 16:657. 1991

Links

• International Plant Names Index. 2017. Castilleja exserta. Published online. Accessed: Oct. 04 2017.
• The Plant List 2013. Castilleja exserta in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2017 Oct. 04.
• Tropicos.org 2017. Castilleja exserta. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: O4 Oct. 2017.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Castilleja exserta in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.

Vernacular names

English: Purple owl's clover, purple Indian paintbrush, exserted Indian paintbrush

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