Longleaf Indian paintbrush facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Longleaf Indian paintbrush |
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| C. subinclusa ssp. franciscana | |
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Castilleja
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subinclusa
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Castilleja subinclusa is a species of Indian paintbrush known by the common names longleaf Indian paintbrush and Franciscan paint brush.
It is native to California and Baja California, where it grows in a number of habitat types including chaparral.
Description
Castilleja subinclusa is a spreading perennial herb which can exceed a meter tall. It is gray-green to purple in herbage color, and usually hairy. The lance-shaped leaves are up to 8 centimeters long.
The inflorescence is up to 40 centimeters long and is made up of long, pointed bracts tipped in bright red-orange to deep red. Between the colorful bracts appear lighter flowers, which are yellow-green to pinkish and hairy.
Subspecies
Subspecies, which generally do not occur together, include:
- Castilleja subinclusa ssp. franciscana — Franciscan paintbrush — endemic to the coastline surrounding the San Francisco Bay Area.
- Castilleja subinclusa ssp. subinclusa — long leaf paintbrush, longleaf Indian paintbrush — in the Transverse Ranges, Inner South California Coast Ranges, Peninsular Ranges, and Southern Sierra Nevada.
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