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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

Castilleja applegatei subsp. disticha

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.