Species: Castilleja levisecta
Golden Paintbrush
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Encyclopedia of Puget Sound
Multistemmed perennial covered with soft, somewhat sticky hairs. Flower bracts are about the same width as the upper leaves and are a brilliant golden to yellow color.
Source: Encyclopedia of Life
Classification
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Anthophyta
Class
Dicotyledoneae
Order
Scrophulariales
Family
Scrophulariaceae
Genus
Castilleja
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Classification
Other Global Common Names
Golden Indian-paintbrush - castilléjie dorée - golden Indian paintbrush
Informal Taxonomy
Plants, Vascular - Flowering Plants - Figwort Family
Formal Taxonomy
Plantae - Anthophyta - Dicotyledoneae - Scrophulariales - Scrophulariaceae - Castilleja - Distinct species, in a genus of 150-200 species.
Ecology and Life History
Multistemmed perennial covered with soft, somewhat sticky hairs. Flower bracts are about the same width as the upper leaves and are a brilliant golden to yellow color.
Source: Encyclopedia of Life
Short General Description
A perennial herb, usually less than 3 dm tall. Probably somewhat parasitic. Flower spikes with showy, bright yellow bracts bloom from April to June (bracts are more conspicuous than than the flower petals).
Conservation Status
NatureServe Global Status Rank
G1
Global Status Last Reviewed
2009-05-28
Global Status Last Changed
1983-11-10
Distribution
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Global Range
Currently known only from a few islands near the east end of the Straits of Juan de Fuca, a single site near Olympia, Washington, and two islands outside of Victoria in British Columbia (Wentworth, not dated; Arnett 2009). Historically known from low elevations west of the Cascades from Vancouver Island south through the Puget Trough of Washington to the Willamette Valley in Oregon.