PLANTS Profile for Castilleja rigida (rigid Indian paintbrush)

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PLANTS Profile

Castilleja rigida Eastw.
rigid Indian paintbrush

Symbol:

CARI12

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Scrophulariaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Forb/herb

L48

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Castilleja latebracteata

©G.A. Cooper. Courtesy of Smithsonian Institution, Department of Systematic Biology-Botany. United States, TX, Chinati Montains, Cerro Alto Creek. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.

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Castilleja rigida Eastw.

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Synonyms:
Castilleja rigida Eastw.

CALA50

Castilleja latebracteata Pennell

Distribution:
Castilleja rigida Eastw.


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Related Taxa:
Castilleja rigida Eastw.

View 91 genera in Scrophulariaceae, 106 species in Castilleja

Classification:
Castilleja rigida Eastw.

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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 rigida Eastw. – rigid Indian paintbrush

More Accounts and Images:
Castilleja rigida Eastw.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 506885.

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

Time Generated: 02/09/2010 11:10 PM MST