PLANTS Profile for Castilleja purpurea var. citrina (prairie Indian paintbrush)

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PLANTS Profile

Castilleja purpurea (Nutt.) G. Don var. citrina (Pennell) Shinners
prairie Indian paintbrush

Symbol:

CAPUC

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Scrophulariaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Subshrub
Forb/herb

L48

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Castilleja citrina

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Castilleja purpurea (Nutt.) G. Don var. citrina (Pennell) Shinners

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Synonyms:
Castilleja purpurea (Nutt.) G. Don var. citrina (Pennell) Shinners

	CACI8	Castilleja citrina Pennell
	CALA51	Castilleja labiata Pennell

Distribution:
Castilleja purpurea (Nutt.) G. Don var. citrina (Pennell) Shinners


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USA (KS, OK, TX)

Related Taxa:
Castilleja purpurea (Nutt.) G. Don var. citrina (Pennell) Shinners

Classification:
Castilleja purpurea (Nutt.) G. Don var. citrina (Pennell) Shinners

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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 purpurea (Nutt.) G. Don – downy Indian paintbrush
Variety	Castilleja purpurea (Nutt.) G. Don var. citrina (Pennell) Shinners – prairie Indian paintbrush

More Accounts and Images:
Castilleja purpurea (Nutt.) G. Don var. citrina (Pennell) Shinners

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 527212.

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

Time Generated: 05/23/2013 05:22 PM CDT