Castilleja lanata – Sierra Woolly Indian Paintbrush
Plant Name
Scientific Name: Castilleja lanata
Common Names: Sierra Woolly Indian Paintbrush, Woolly Paintbrush
Plant Characteristics
Duration: Perennial
Growth Habit: Subshrub, Herb/Forb, Hemiparasite
Arizona Native Status: Native
Habitat: Desert, Upland
Flower Color: Red
Flowering Season: Spring, Summer
Height: To 3 feet (91 cm) tall, but usually less
Description: The flowers rest in red, tri-lobed bracts. The tubular calyx is tricolored (red, yellow, and green) and 1.5 inches (3.8 cm) long. The beak-like corolla is green on top and red on the sides. The lower leaves are linear while the upper leaves are tri-lobed. The entire plant is covered in white, woolly hair.
Special Characteristics
Hummingbird Flower – The flowers attract hummingbirds.
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom: Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision: Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division: Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass: Asteridae
Order: Scrophulariales
Family: Scrophulariaceae – Figwort family
Genus: Castilleja Mutis ex L. f. – Indian paintbrush
Species: Castilleja lanata A. Gray – Sierra woolly Indian paintbrush
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