PLANTS Profile for Castilleja cryptantha (obscure Indian paintbrush)

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PLANTS Profile

Castilleja cryptantha Pennell & G.N. Jones
obscure Indian paintbrush

Symbol:

CACR14

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Scrophulariaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48

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Photo of Castilleja cryptantha Pennell & G.N. Jones

©Lindsey Koepke. United States, WA, Pierce Co., Mount Rainier National Park, Mist Park. August 24, 2005. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires permission of the copyright holder.

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Castilleja cryptantha Pennell & G.N. Jones

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Distribution:
Castilleja cryptantha Pennell & G.N. Jones


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USA (WA)

Related Taxa:
Castilleja cryptantha Pennell & G.N. Jones

View 91 genera in Scrophulariaceae, 107 species in Castilleja

Classification:
Castilleja cryptantha Pennell & G.N. Jones

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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 cryptantha Pennell & G.N. Jones – obscure Indian paintbrush

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Castilleja cryptantha Pennell & G.N. Jones

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Washington:
obscure Indian-paintbrush		Sensitive

More Accounts and Images:
Castilleja cryptantha Pennell & G.N. Jones

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 33108.

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

Time Generated: 05/22/2013 11:37 PM CDT