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Orobanchaceae
Castilleja

Castilleja sessiliflora Pursh. Common name: Downy Painted-cup, Great Plains Paintbrush. Phenology: (Feb-) Mar-Aug (-Oct). Habitat: Prairies. Distribution: S. WI, MN, MB, SK, and AB south to n. IL, nw. MO, e. OK, e. TX, and n. Mexico.

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Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = C, F, FNA17, GrPl, Il, K4, Mex, Tx. Basionym: Castilleja sessiliflora Pursh 1814 [1813]

Links to other floras: = Castilleja sessiliflora - FNA17

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