Participant Info

Species

Castilleja integra [Castilleja gloriosa]

Family

Orobanhaceae [Scrophulariaceae]

CommonName

wholeleaf paintbrush

Presence

YES

Status

native

EarliestDate

1921

LatestDate

2019

Ecosystem

montane

Geobotanical

SSawatch, Garitas, SSanjuans, Culebras, NCristos

Counties

Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Hinsdale, Mineral, Rio Grande, Saguache

Passes

Mosca, Poncha

WildlifePreserves

Coller, Great Sand Dunes, Rio Grande

Other Localities

La Botica

PhotoRecords

YES Rich Haswell: Rio Grande Co, Lookout Mountain Del Norte 10 June 2019

Comments

Castilleja integra is often collected, from all mountain regions of the Valley, at mid elevations. This paintbrush prefers dry rocky slopes, often in association with sagebrush and juniper. It is a Southern Rockies and desert Southwest plant, but confined to Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and the Rio Grande drainage of Texas, to Big Bend country and even a little beyond.

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