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Orobanchaceae
Castilleja

not marked as a favorite taxon Castilleja coccinea (Linnaeus) Sprengel. Common name: Eastern Paintbrush. Phenology: (Jan-) Apr-Jun; May-Aug. Habitat: Woodlands, fens, barrens, rock outcrops, prairies, hay meadows, wet pastures, grassy openings, usually over mafic rocks. Distribution: ME, NY, and MN south to SC, n. GA, n. AL, c. MS, w. LA, and OK.

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Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, C, F, FNA17, G, GrPl, GW2, Il, K4, Mi, Mo3, NE, NY, Pa, RAB, S, Tat, Tn, Va, W, Nesom & Egger (2014), Pennell (1935). Basionym: Bartsia coccinea L. 1753

Links to other floras: = Castilleja coccinea - FNA17

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FAC
  • Great Plains: FACU
  • Midwest: FAC
  • Northcentral & Northeast: FAC

Heliophily ⓘ: 8

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Horticultural Information

NCBG trait

Intro: Erect annual/biennial found in woodlands, fens, barrens, rock outcrops, meadows, wet pastures and grassy openings, usually over mafic rocks.

Stems: Stems arising from a basal rosette, mostly unbranched, purple-tinged, hairy.

Leaves: Basal leaves vary from oblong-oval to elliptic or linear, 1-3 in. long, with entire margins, though tips may be irregularly incised); stem leaves alternate, to 3 in. long and often deeply divided into 3-5 linear or oblong segments.

Inforescence:

Flowers: Flowers in a dense terminal spike, with showy bright red (or red-tipped), hairy, 3- to 5-lobed bracts that are more prominent than the greenish-yellow flowers. The corolla is tubular with 2 lips, one much longer than the other and enclosing the stamens; it is included within, and barely surpassing, the 2-lobed, tubular calyx, which may be red.

Fruits: Fruit an oblong, pointed capsule.

Comments: Semi-parasitic on a variety of hosts.

Height: 1-2 ft.

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description: Erect annual/biennial found in woodlands, fens, barrens, rock outcrops, meadows, wet pastures and grassy openings, usually over mafic rocks.

stems: Stems arising from a basal rosette, mostly unbranched, purple-tinged, hairy.

leaves: Basal leaves vary from oblong-oval to elliptic or linear, 1-3 in. long, with entire margins, though tips may be irregularly incised); stem leaves alternate, to 3 in. long and often deeply divided into 3-5 linear or oblong segments.

inflorescence:

flowers: Flowers in a dense terminal spike, with showy bright red (or red-tipped), hairy, 3- to 5-lobed bracts that are more prominent than the greenish-yellow flowers. The corolla is tubular with 2 lips, one much longer than the other and enclosing the stamens; it is included within, and barely surpassing, the 2-lobed, tubular calyx, which may be red.

fruits: Fruit an oblong, pointed capsule.

comments: Semi-parasitic on a variety of hosts.

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native range: eastern United States



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