Castilleja minor
Castilleja minor is a species of flowering plant in the family Orobanchaceae known by the common name lesser Indian paintbrush.
| Castilleja minor | |
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| subsp. minor | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Orobanchaceae |
| Genus: | Castilleja |
| Species: | C. minor |
| Binomial name | |
| Castilleja minor | |
It is native to western North America from British Columbia to California to New Mexico, where it grows in moist habitats such as spring meadows.
Description
This is an annual herb growing a mostly unbranching slender stem to heights from 30 centimeters to well over a meter. The leaves are lance-shaped and several centimeters long. The top of the stem is occupied by an inflorescence of green bracts tipped with bright red and smaller, yellowish flowers. The fruit is a capsule just over a centimeter long.
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