Castilleja hispida Benth.

Harsh indian paintbrush (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Orobanchaceae > Castilleja

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 0.5m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support parasite
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) 0.2
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 7-8
Soil humidity 2-2
Soil texture -
Soil acidity 5-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 4-9

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Dermatological Aid (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Flower

Castilleja hispida flower picture by Clint Grierson (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Castilleja hispida world distribution map, present in Canada and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:800986-1
WFO ID wfo-0000590240
COL ID RQCQ
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Castilleja hispida Castilleja remota Castilleja angustifolia var. abbreviata Castilleja angustifolia subsp. abbreviata Castilleja angustifolia var. hispida Castilleja angustifolia subsp. hispida Castilleja hispida subsp. abbreviata Castilleja hispida var. hispida Castilleja hispida subsp. hispida

Lower taxons

Castilleja hispida subsp. acuta Castilleja hispida subsp. brevilobata