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Castilleja applegatei var. applegatei
Photo is of parent taxon

Applegate's paintbrush, wavyleaf Indian paintbrush
Habit Herbs 1–2.5(–3.5) dm.
Stems

usually branched.
Leaves

linear to lanceolate, sometimes ovate, 1.3–4.1 cm, 0–3(–5)-lobed, apex narrowly acute to acuminate.
Inflorescences

3–8 × 2–5 cm;

bracts distally usually red to red-orange or scarlet, 3(–5)-lobed, apex acute to acuminate.
Corollas

34–41 mm;

tube 17–22 mm;

beak 14–15 mm.
Calyces

green, sometimes yellow, with red lobes, sometimes with a yellow band below lobes, 18–25 mm;

abaxial and adaxial clefts 13 mm, 50% of calyx length, lateral 5–8 mm, 30% of calyx length;

lobe apex acute to obtuse.
2n

= 48.

Castilleja applegatei var. applegatei
Phenology Flowering Jun–Aug.
Habitat Dry rocky volcanic slopes, open conifer forests, subalpine.
Elevation 2100–2800 m. (6900–9200 ft.)
Distribution
from FNA
OR
[BONAP county map]
Discussion

Variety applegatei is restricted to volcanic substrates in the higher elevations of the Cascade Range in south-central Oregon between Crater Lake and Newberry Crater.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
Source FNA vol. 17, p. 588.
Parent taxa Orobanchaceae > Castilleja > Castilleja applegatei
Sibling taxa
C. applegatei var. breweri, C. applegatei var. pinetorum, C. applegatei var. viscida
Name authority unknown
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