Castilleja scabrida var. barnebyana
in A. Cronquist et al., Intermount. Fl. 4: 488. 1984.
Common names: Barneby’s paintbrush
Endemic
Basionym: Castilleja barnebyana Eastwood Leafl. W. Bot. 3: 88. 1941
Stems greenish. Leaves greenish, rarely reddish purple to grayish green, 0–3(–5)-lobed, lobes spreading-ascending, sometimes divergent, linear. Bracts: distally bright red, sometimes orange-red or brick red; lobe apex acute. Calyces: lateral clefts 3–6 mm. Corollas: tube (12–)14–20 mm; beak adaxially green to yellow.
Phenology: Flowering May–Jul.
Habitat: Sun or shade, rocky slopes, ledges, ridges, sagebrush steppes, limestone.
Elevation: 2100–2600 m.
Discussion
Variety barnebyana grows on limestone substrates in the mountains of eastern Nevada and western Utah. It is frequently parasitic on Petrophyton caespitosum, a mat-forming plant from which the stems of the Castilleja often emerge, though the relationship is not obligate.
Selected References
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Lower Taxa
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