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Pallid Indian Paintbrush - Castilleja pallescens

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Global Rank: G4
State Rank: S4

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General Description
Perennial. Stems erect, simple, 5–20 cm. Herbage puberulent. Leaves linear-lanceolate, 1–4 cm long, entire, upper often with linear lobes. Inflorescence puberulent to pilose; bracts green, yellow or purple-tipped, lanceolate with 1 or 2 pairs of narrow, lateral lobes. Flowers: calyx yellow,12–22 mm long, primary clefts slightly deeper adjacent to the galea, ultimate lobes acute, 0.5–3 mm long; corolla 16–21 mm long, galea 2–4 mm long, lower lip 2–3 mm long (Lesica 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).

Species Range
Unknown/Undetermined
 


Range Comments
OR to MT, south to NV and WY (Lesica 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).

Observations in Montana Natural Heritage Program Database
Number of Observations: 82

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Habitat
Grasslands, sagebrush steppe, fellfields, open forests, woodlands; valleys to alpine (Lesica 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).

References
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    • Grove, A.J. 1998. Effects of Douglas fir establishment in southwestern Montana mountain big sagebrush communities. M. Sc.Thesis. Bozeman, MT: Montana State University. 150 p.
    • Lesica, P., M.T. Lavin, and P.F. Stickney. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. Fort Worth, TX: BRIT Press. viii + 771 p.
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