PLANTS Profile for Castilleja unalaschcensis (Alaska Indian paintbrush)

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Castilleja unalaschcensis (Cham. & Schltdl.) Malte
Alaska Indian paintbrush

Symbol:

CAUN4

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Scrophulariaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

AK		N
CAN		N

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Photo of Castilleja unalaschcensis (Cham. & Schltdl.) Malte

©Mary Clay Stensvold. Courtesy of Smithsonian Institution, Plant Image Collection. United States, AK, S.E. region, Sitka area, Harbor Mountain. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.

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Castilleja unalaschcensis (Cham. & Schltdl.) Malte

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Distribution:
Castilleja unalaschcensis (Cham. & Schltdl.) Malte


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USA (AK), CAN (BC, YT)

Related Taxa:
Castilleja unalaschcensis (Cham. & Schltdl.) Malte

View 91 genera in Scrophulariaceae, 107 species in Castilleja

Classification:
Castilleja unalaschcensis (Cham. & Schltdl.) Malte

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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 unalaschcensis (Cham. & Schltdl.) Malte – Alaska Indian paintbrush

Wetland Indicator Status:

NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]). For updated wetland information about this species, see the latest wetland list.

Castilleja unalaschcensis (Cham. & Schltdl.) Malte

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More Accounts and Images:
Castilleja unalaschcensis (Cham. & Schltdl.) Malte

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 33177.

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

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

Time Generated: 01/03/2013 06:22 PM CST