Castilleja

Castilleja, commonly known as Indian paintbrush or prairie-fire, is a genus of about 200 species of annual and perennial herbaceous plants native to the west of the Americas from Alaska south to the Andes, northern Asia, and one species as far west as the Kola Peninsula in northwestern Russia.

Symbolism
Castilleja linariifolia is the state flower of Wyoming.Wyoming Statute 8-3-104  (Title 8) 

Selected species
 120px  Castilleja affinis  Coast Indian paintbrush 120px  Castilleja ambigua  Paintbrush owl's clover 120px  Castilleja angustifolia  Northwestern Indian paintbrush  Castilleja annua  Annual Indian paintbrush 120px  Castilleja applegatei  Applegate's Indian paintbrush, wavyleaf Indian paintbrush  Castilleja aquariensis  Aquarius Plateau Indian paintbrush 120px  Castilleja arachnoidea  Cobwebby Indian paintbrush  Castilleja arvensis 120px  Castilleja attenuata  Narrowleaf owl's clover 120px  Castilleja brevistyla  120px  Castilleja campestris vernal pool Indian paintbrush 120px  Castilleja caudata  Port Clarence Indian paintbrush  Castilleja cervina  Deer Indian paintbrush 120px  Castilleja christii  Christ's Indian paintbrush 120px  Castilleja chromosa  Desert Indian paintbrush, desert paintbrush 120px  Castilleja cinerea  Ashgray Indian paintbrush 120px  Castilleja coccinea  Scarlet Indian paintbrush, Scarlet painted-cup 120px  Castilleja cusickii  Cusick's Indian paintbrush 120px  Castilleja densiflora   Castilleja ecuadorensis 120px  Castilleja elegans  Elegant Indian paintbrush 120px  Castilleja elmeri  Elmer's Indian paintbrush 120px  Castilleja exserta  Purple owl's clover, purple Indian paintbrush, exserted Indian paintbrush, escobita, formerly in Orthocarpus 120px  Castilleja foliolosa  Texas Indian paintbrush  Castilleja fruticosa  Castilleja fulva  Elko Indian paintbrush 120px  Castilleja grisea   Castilleja guadalupensis  (extinct) 120px  Castilleja hispida  Harsh Indian paintbrush  Castilleja hyetophila  Coastal red Indian paintbrush  Castilleja hyperborea  Northern Indian paintbrush 120px  Castilleja indivisa  Entireleaf Indian paintbrush, Texas paintbrush 120px  Castilleja integra  Wholeleaf Indian paintbrush 120px  Castilleja kaibabensis  Kaibab Indian paintbrush  Castilleja kerryana   Castilleja lacera  120px  Castilleja lanata  Sierra woolly Indian paintbrush  Castilleja lasiorhyncha  120px  Castilleja latifolia   Castilleja lauta  Rosy Paintbrush 120px  Castilleja lemmonii  Lemmon's Indian paintbrush 120px  Castilleja levisecta  Golden paintbrush 120px  Castilleja linariifolia  Narrowleaf Indian paintbrush 120px   Castilleja lineariiloba  120px Castilleja lutescens  Stiff yellow Indian paintbrush 120px  Castilleja mendocinensis  120px  Castilleja miniata  Greater red Indian paintbrush 120px  Castilleja minor  Smallflower Indian paintbrush, lesser Indian paintbrush 120px  Castilleja mollis  Softleaf Indian paintbrush  Castilleja mutis 120px  Castilleja nana  Alpine paintbrush 120px   Castilleja neglecta  Tiburon Indian paintbrush  Castilleja nubigena 120px  Castilleja occidentalis  Western Indian paintbrush 120px  Castilleja pallescens  Pallid Indian paintbrush 120px  Castilleja pallida var. lapponica  Boreal Indian paintbrush  Castilleja paramensis 120px  Castilleja parviflora  Small-flowered Indian paintbrush 120px  Castilleja parvula  120px  Castilleja peirsonii Peirson's paintbrush  Castilleja pilosa   Castilleja praeterita  120px  Castilleja pruinosa  120px  Castilleja pumila  Lancetilla del Páramo 120px  Castilleja purpurea 120px  Castilleja raupii  Raup's Indian paintbrush, Raup's painted-cup 120px  Castilleja rhexiifolia  Rhexia-leaf Indian paintbrush, splitleaf Indian paintbrush 120px   Castilleja rubicundula  Cream sacs 120px   Castilleja rupicola  Cliff Indian paintbrush  Castilleja salsuginosa  Monte Neva Indian paintbrush 120px  Castilleja schizotricha  120px  Castilleja septentrionalis  Labrador Indian paintbrush, northern paintbrush 120px  Castilleja sessiliflora  Downy Indian paintbrush, downy paintbrush  Castilleja socorrensis 120px  Castilleja subinclusa  120px Castilleja suksdorfii  Suksdorf's Indian paintbrush 120px Castilleja sulphurea  Sulphur Indian paintbrush 120px  Castilleja tenuis  Hairy owl's clover 120px  Castilleja thompsonii  Thompson's Indian paintbrush 120px  Castilleja wightii  Wight's paintbrush 120px  Castilleja unalaschcensis  Alaska Indian paintbrush

References

Further reading


Other websites
  Native Plant Information Network: Listing of species in the Castilleja genus.
Jepson Manual - taxonomic description of the genus.

Category:Parasitic plants
Category:Lamiales