Castilleja disticha
A perennial in the Orobanchaceae native to central California, occurring in subalpine or subarctic biomes.
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Common Names
Distichous Paintbrush
Summary
Native to Central California, this perennial plant occurs in subalpine or subarctic biomes and belongs to the Orobanchaceae; it is in the genus Castilleja, with an accepted name in POWO and a homotypic synonym Castilleja applegatei subsp. disticha, first described in 1902.
Taxonomic status places it in order Lamiales with genus Castilleja and species epithet disticha; classification includes Magnoliidae, Class Equisetopsida, Phylum Streptophyta, and Kingdom Plantae; POWO follows Flora of North America (2019); alternative taxonomy by Govaerts (1999) lists Castilleja applegatei subsp. disticha.
Lifecycle
Perennial
Taxonomy
- Taxonomic Rank
- Species
- Author
- Eastw.
- Publication
- Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. , ser. 3, 2: 289 (1900)
Superior Taxa
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Subkingdom
- Pteridobiotina
- Phylum
- Angiosperms
- Order
- Lamiales
- Family
- Orobanchaceae
- Genus
- Castilleja
Synonyms
References
Castilleja disticha Eastw. | Plants of the World O…. powo.science.kew.org.
Castilleja disticha. species.data.kew.org.
Distichous Paintbrush (Castilleja disticha) · iNat…. inaturalist.org.
World Flora Online. worldfloraonline.org. June 2024.