Castilleja attenuata |
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attenuate paintbrush, valley-tassels |
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Habit | Slender annual 1-3.5 dm. tall, the stem usually simple, the herbage with short, stiff spreading hairs throughout. |
Leaves | Leaves alternate, all cauline, narrowly lance-linear, long-tapered to the base, 2-6 cm. long, entire or the upper 3-cleft. |
Flowers | Inflorescence elongate and narrow, the bracts becoming shorter and more cleft than the leaves, white or yellowish; calyx equally lobed; corolla 1-2.5 cm. long, linear, whitish to pinkish, the lower lip more yellowish with some purple spots; teeth of the lower lip erect, slender, nearly equaling the galea |
Fruits | Capsule. |
Castilleja attenuata |
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Flowering time | April-June |
Habitat | Drier areas at low elevations. |
Distribution | Occurring chiefly west of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to California and Arizona.
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Origin | Native |
Conservation status | Not of concern |
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