Castilleja tenuiflora Benth.

Santa catalina indian paintbrush (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Orobanchaceae > Castilleja

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 0.75m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support parasite
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.75
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Oak woodland and xerophilous scrub; at elevations from 1,800-3,300 metres.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Bilious (unspecified), Colic (unspecified), Fatality (unspecified), Poison (unspecified), Sialogogue (unspecified), Stomach (unspecified), Diuretic (unspecified), Liver (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 tenuiflora flower picture by jimseng jimseng (cc-by-sa)
Castilleja tenuiflora flower picture by Fabien Anthelme (cc-by-sa)
Castilleja tenuiflora flower picture by barbcoll (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Castilleja tenuiflora world distribution map, present in Mexico and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:801179-1
WFO ID wfo-0000590579
COL ID RQJB
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Castilleja anthemidifolia Castilleja laxa Castilleja setosa Castilleja integrifolia Castilleja scabridula Castilleja tenuiflora Castilleja retrorsa Castilleja tenuiflora var. tenuiflora Castilleja canescens

Lower taxons

Castilleja tenuiflora var. xylorrhiza Castilleja tenuiflora var. tancitaroana