Castilleja linariifolia Benth. var. omnipubescens (Pennell) Clokey
Castilleja trainii Edwin
Castilleja linariifolia Benth.
Wyoming Indian paintbrush, narrow-leaved Indian paintbrush, Wyoming paintbrush, linaria-leaved Indian paintbrush
As with many other members of the Castilleja genus, Wyoming Indian paintbrush, the state flower of Wyoming, is native to several states in western North America. If you’re interested in Castillejas, don’t miss Mark Egger’s superb photographic compilation on Flickr. They appear from April to October. See also this Castilleja comparison table.
Plants: 12–40′ (3.7–12 m) tall, and often branched. (Plants sometimes approach 6½′ (2 m) in height.)
Leaves: Initially grayish-green, stems and leaves become tinged with purple over time. Leaves are linear, long and narrow, usually entire (undivided), though sometimes upper leaves are lobed. They are often curled, appearing almost tubelike.
Flowers: Flowerheads are ⅞–2″ (2.5–5.2 cm) in size. Bright red bracts (modified leaves) about 1¼″ (3.4 cm) long mostly hide drab yellow-greenish flowers within. Flowers appear from May to October.
Fruits: Two-chambered capsules.
Habitats: Among sagebrush and grasses, pinyon/juniper and ponderosa pines; between 3280–9842′ (999–2999 m).
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Castilleja linearis Rydb.
Castilleja linariifolia Benth. var. omnipubescens (Pennell) Clokey
Castilleja trainii Edwin
Castilleja linariifolia Benth. var. omnipubescens (Pennell) Clokey
Castilleja trainii Edwin
8/30/2014 · Battleship Rock, Bandolier National Monument, New Mexico · ≈ 6 × 9″ (16 × 23 cm) 
ID is uncertain 
Immature plant. · 6/1/2009 · Bryce Canyon, Utah · ≈ 2 × 2½″ (6 × 6.3 cm) 
5/3/2007 · Death Valley Area · By Rhonda Tatiana Schorer 
| Kingdom | Plantae | Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae (from Stearn's Botanical Latin) |
| Subkingdom | Tracheobionta | Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients |
| Division | Magnoliophyta | Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms |
| Class | Magnoliopsida | Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves |
| Subclass | Asteridae | A large class that encompasses asters |
| Order | Lamiales | Aromatic herbs and shrubs, including lavender, lilac, olive, jasmine, ash, teak, snapdragon, sesame, psyllium, garden sage, mint, basil, and rosemary |
| Family | Orobanchaceae | Broomrape family of parasitic plants |
| Genus | Castilleja | Named for Spanish botanist Domingo Castillejo |
| Species | linariifolia | Named for the resemblence of the leaves to those of genus Linaria. (Curiously, Linaria in turn means “resembles flax,” since some species’ leaves slightly resemble those of flax) |
Castilleja linariifolia description by Thomas H. Kent, not updated.
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