Castilleja applegatei var. viscida

(Rydberg) Ownbey

in C. L. Hitchcock et al., Vasc. Pl. Pacif. N.W. 4: 299. 1959.

Endemic
Basionym: Castilleja viscida Rydberg Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 34: 38. 1907
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 17. Treatment on page 589. Mentioned on page 588.

Herbs 1–3.1 dm. Stems unbranched, sometimes branched. Leaves broadly lanceolate, 1–4.5 cm, 3–5-lobed, apex acute. Inflorescences 2–12 × 1–4 cm; bracts distally red, red-orange, or orange, 3–5-lobed, apex acute. Calyces proximally green to yellowish, lobe apices colored as bracts, 14–24 mm; abaxial and adaxial clefts 7–14 mm, 50% of calyx length, lateral 7–8 mm, 33–50% of calyx length; lobe apex acuminate. Corollas 26–31 mm; tube 9–14 mm; beak 9–14 mm. 2n = 24.


Phenology: Flowering May–Aug.
Habitat: Dry rocky slopes, alpine and open subalpine forests.
Elevation: 2100–3400 m.

Discussion

Variety viscida occurs in the mountains of southeastern Idaho, Utah, and extreme southwestern Wyoming.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
J. Mark Egger +, Peter F. Zika +, Barbara L. Wilson +, Richard E. Brainerd +  and Nick Otting +
(Rydberg) Ownbey +
Castilleja viscida +
Idaho +, Utah +  and Wyo. +
2100–3400 m. +
Dry rocky slopes, alpine and open subalpine forests. +
Flowering May–Aug. +
in C. L. Hitchcock et al., Vasc. Pl. Pacif. N.W. +
Euchroma +  and Oncorhynchus +
Castilleja applegatei var. viscida +
Castilleja applegatei +
variety +