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Denseflower Indian Paintbrush
( Castilleja densiflora )
Castilleja densiflora
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About Denseflower Indian Paintbrush (Castilleja densiflora)
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Castilleja densiflora
is a herbaceous flowering plant species known by the common name denseflower Indian paintbrush. Like other members of the Indian paintbrushs it is a root-parasite. It is native to California and northern Baja California, where it grows in grassland and chaparral habitat. It is a variable species. It is generally 10 to 40 centimeters tall with linear or lance-shaped leaves up to 8 centimeters long, and with or without lobes. The inflorescence is as small as 3 centimeters or as long as 25 centimeters in length, and has bracts tipped in white to dull or bright pink or purple. Between the bracts appear the flowers, which are somewhat rounded and pouched, and white to yellow to pink or purple in color.
Plant Description
Plant Type
Annual Herb
Size
0.33 - 1.3 ft tall
Flower Color
Purple
Wildlife Supported
Butterflies & moths hosted ( 2
confirmed
, 13
likely
* )
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Variable Checkerspot
Euphydryas chalcedona
Euphydryas chalcedona
Edith's Checkerspot
Euphydryas editha
Euphydryas editha
*
Common Buckeye
Junonia coenia
Junonia coenia
*
Northern Checkerspot
Chlosyne palla
Chlosyne palla
*
Leanira Checkerspot
Chlosyne leanira
Chlosyne leanira
*
Anicia Checkerspot
Euphydryas anicia
Euphydryas anicia
*
Alfalfa Looper Moth
Autographa californica
Autographa californica
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Natural Setting
Climate
Annual Precipitation: 7.5" - 59.6", Summer Precipitation: 0.15" - 2.20", Coldest Month: 39.6" - 56.0", Hottest Month: 60.0" - 80.8", Humidity: 0.39" - 29.06", Elevation: -74" - 6112"
Alternative Names
Common Names
: Dense-flower Owl's-clover, Owl's Clover
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Denseflower Indian Paintbrush
Castilleja densiflora
Sources include:
Wikipedia
. All text shown in the "About" section of these pages is available under the
Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License
. Plant observation data provided by the participants of the
California Consortia of Herbaria
, Sunset information provided by
Jepson Flora Project
. Propogation from seed information provided by the
Santa Barbara Botanical Garden
from "Seed Propagation of Native California Plants" by Dara E. Emery. Sources of plant photos include
CalPhotos
,
Wikimedia Commons
, and independent plant photographers who have agreed to share their images with Calscape. Other general sources of information include
Calflora
,
CNPS Manual of Vegetation Online
,
Jepson Flora Project
,
Las Pilitas
,
Theodore Payne
,
Tree of Life
,
The Xerces Society
, and information provided by CNPS volunteer editors, with special thanks to Don Rideout. Climate data used in creation of plant range maps is from
PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University
, using 30 year (1981-2010) annual "normals" at an 800 meter spatial resolution.
Links:
Jepson eFlora Taxon Page
CalPhotos
Wikipedia
Calflora
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