Difference between revisions of "Castilleja applegatei var. breweri"

(Fernald) N. H. Holmgren in A. Cronquist et al.

Intermount. Fl. 4: 486. 1984.

Common names: Brewer’s paintbrush
Endemic
Basionym: Castilleja breweri Fernald Erythea 6: 49. 1898
Synonyms: C. applegatei subsp. pallida (Eastwood) T. I. Chuang & Heckard C. applegatei var. pallida (Eastwood) N. H. Holmgren C. breweri var. pallida Eastwood C. glandulifera subsp. pallida (Eastwood) Pennell
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Revision as of 20:02, 16 December 2019

Herbs (0.8–)1–3(–4.8) dm. Stems branched from base. Leaves linear to broadly lanceolate, 1.2–4.8 cm, (0–)3(–5)-lobed, apex acute, rarely obtuse. Inflorescences 2–12 × 2–3.5 cm; bracts distally red, scarlet, or pale orange, rarely yellow, 3-lobed, apex acute to rounded, central lobe sometimes expanded. Calyces green to yellow, lobe apices red to yellow, 13–15 mm; abaxial and adaxial clefts (4–)5–8(–10) mm, 33% of calyx length, lateral 3–5(–7) mm, 10–25% of calyx length; lobe apex acute, rarely obtuse. Corollas 16–22 mm; tube 11–13 mm; beak 6–10 mm. 2n = 48.


Phenology: Flowering Jun–Aug(–Sep).
Habitat: Dry rocky slopes, flats, open montane forests to alpine, granitic substrates.
Elevation: 1800–3600 m.

Discussion

Variety breweri is found in California in the high Sierra Nevada and in the mountains of adjacent Nevada. Hybrids with Castilleja chromosa and C. miniata var. miniata have both been found in Inyo County, California.

Selected References

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Lower Taxa

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J. Mark Egger +, Peter F. Zika +, Barbara L. Wilson +, Richard E. Brainerd +  and Nick Otting +
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Flowering Jun–Aug(–Sep). +
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