Difference between revisions of "Castilleja hispida"

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| name = Castilleja hispida| image = CAHI_GDCarr_flw1_good.jpg
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| image_alt = Castilleja hispida
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| image_caption = Castilleja hispida
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| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
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| subregnum = Tracheobionta
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| phylum = Spermatophyta
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| subphylum= Magnoliophyta
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| classis=  Magnoliopsida
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| subclassis = Asteridae
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| ordo = Scrophulariales
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| familia = Scrophulariaceae
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| genus = ''Castilleja'' Mutis ex L. f.
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| species = ''C. hispida'' Benth.
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'''Common name:''' Harsh paintbrush
 
'''Common name:''' Harsh paintbrush
[[File: CAHI_GDCarr_flw1_good.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Photographer: Rod Gilbert]]
 
 
'''Abbreviation code (Codon):''' CAHI
 
'''Abbreviation code (Codon):''' CAHI
 
===Taxonomy===
 
 
Kingdom: Plantae
 
 
Subkingdom (unranked): Tracheobionta
 
 
Superdivision (unranked):  Spermatophyta
 
 
Division:  Magnoliophyta
 
 
Class: Magnoliopsida
 
 
Subclass (unranked): Asteridae
 
 
Order: Scrophulariales
 
 
Family: Scrophulariaceae
 
 
Genus: ''Castilleja'' Mutis ex L. f.
 
 
Species: ''C. hispida'' Benth.
 
 
  
  

Revision as of 16:18, 29 May 2012

Castilleja hispida
Castilleja hispida
Castilleja hispida
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
Phylum: Spermatophyta
Subphylum: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Subclass: Asteridae
Order: Scrophulariales
Family: Scrophulariaceae
Genus: Castilleja Mutis ex L. f.
Species: C. hispida Benth.

Common name: Harsh paintbrush Abbreviation code (Codon): CAHI


Description

General: Perennial, the stems mostly unbranched, clustered, erect or ascending from a woody base, 2-6 dm. tall, finely villous. Leaves: Leaves alternate, lanceolate or broader, finely villous, the lower ones entire and reduced; upper leaves with 1-2 pairs of lateral lobes, these much narrower than the mid-blade. Flowers: Inflorescence showy, short and broad, becoming elongate, scarlet or red, occasionally yellow; bracts broad and deeply 3- to 5-lobed; calyx 15-30 mm. long, deeply cleft above and below, its primary lobes again divided into 2 segments; corolla 20-40 mm. long, its puberulent upper lip about equaling the tube, the lower lip only 1/5 as long, dark green, thickened; stamens 4. Fruit: Capsule.


Bloom Period

Late April - August


Distribution

Both sides of the Cascades, British Columbia to Oregon, east to Montana.


Habitat

Grassy slopes and forest openings, from sea level to moderate elevations in the mountains.


Uses

Site Rehabilitation: Pollinator food source Wildlife: High palatability for browsing and grazing animals. First Nations: Used to trap hummingbirds after being covered with snail slime, as well as its nectar being a source of candy for the Nitinaht.


Propagation

a) SEED PROPAGATION

Castilleja hispida seed
Photo Credit Lisa Hintz

seed

Seed sample from: 2011

Average Measurement: 1.5 x 0.9 x 0.9

Measurement Range: L: 1.1 – 2, W: 0.6 – 1.2, D: 0.6 – 1.1

Features

Shape: Seed coat cone shaped, tapered at hilum, broadening at opposite apex. Inner seed rice shaped.

Color: Tan seed coat, inner seed slightly darker.

Surface: Seed coat papery and honeycombed with slight luster. Inner seed laterally striate and matte.

Could be confused with: Castilleja levisecta

Latitudinal Cross Section: elliptical CAHI lat.png

Longitudinal Cross Section: obovate CAHI long.png

Basic Explanations and Assumptions:

The dimensions for the seeds are length x width x depth. The location of the hilum is used as the base of the seed, and the length is measured from hilum to the opposite apex. Where a style is present, the length is measured from the hilum to the bottom of the style. Width is measured at a right angle to the length at the widest part. Depth is measured at a right angle to the intersection of height and width lines.

Measurements included are the mean average for each measurement of ten separate seeds.

All measurements in millimeters unless otherwise noted.

Photo Gallery

References

http://plants.usda.gov/java/charProfile?symbol=CAHI9 http://biology.burke.washington.edu/herbarium/imagecollection.php http://depts.washington.edu/propplnt/Plants/castilleja%20hispida.htm http://herb.umd.umich.edu/herb/search.pl