Castilleja
Castilleja, commonly known as Indian paintbrush or prairie-fire, is a genus of about 200 species of annual and perennial herbaceous plants native to the west of the Americas from Alaska south to the Andes, northern Asia, and one species as far west as the Kola Peninsula in northwestern Russia.
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Scientific classification 
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| Unrecognized taxon (fix): | Castilleja |
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Symbolism
Castilleja linariifolia is the state flower of Wyoming.[2]
Selected species
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Castilleja Media
- Seeds of putative Castilleja levisecta × C. hispida individual.jpg
Seeds of putative Castilleja levisecta × Castilleja hispida hybrid
- Castilleja arvensis (10539530484).jpg
Castilleja arvensis (10539530484)
- Castilleja bella 7.jpg
Castilleja bella in January on Cerro El Potosí
References
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- ↑ "Genus: Castilleja Mutis ex L. f." Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2006-03-30. Archived from the original on 2009-05-06. Retrieved 2010-10-22.
- ↑ Wyoming Statute 8-3-104 (Title 8) Archived 2008-05-11 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "PLANTS Profile for Castilleja foliolosa (Texas Indian paintbrush)". United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved March 9, 2013.
Further reading
- Tomie dePaola (1988). The Legend of the Indian Paintbrush. Scholastic Books. ISBN 0-590-44706-8.
Other websites
- Native Plant Information Network[dead link]: Listing of species in the Castilleja genus.
- Jepson Manual - taxonomic description of the genus.