Castilleja lemmonii

Castilleja lemmonii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Orobanchaceae
Genus: Castilleja
Species: C. lemmonii
Binomial name
Castilleja lemmonii
A.Gray
Synonyms

Castilleja culbertsonii
Castilleja lassenensis

Castilleja lemmonii is a species of Indian paintbrush known by the common name Lemmon's Indian paintbrush.

It is native to the higher elevations of the Sierra Nevada and Southern Cascade Range in California, and just into western Nevada. It grows in moist meadows.

Description

Castilleja lemmonii is a perennial herb 10 to 20 centimeters tall coated in glandular hairs. The leaves are 2 to 4 centimeters long and linear to narrowly lance-shaped.

The inflorescence is made up of many purple- or pink-tipped greenish bracts. Between the bracts appear small yellowish flowers.

External links