Participant Info

Species

Castilleja linariifolia [Castilleja linarifolia]

Family

Orobanhaceae [Scrophulariaceae]

CommonName

narrowleaf paintbrush, Wyoming paintbrush

Presence

YES

Status

native

EarliestDate

1903

LatestDate

2023

Ecosystem

foothill, montane

Geobotanical

SSawatch, Garitas, SSanjuans, NCristos

Counties

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

Passes

Cumbres, La Veta, Mosca, North, Poncha, Wolf Creek

WildlifePreserves

Dry Creek, Great Sand Dunes, Rio Grande

Other Localities

La Botica

PhotoRecords

YES Rich Haswell: Mineral Co, Deep Creek trail S of Creede 11 Aug 2020

Comments

Narrowleaf paintbrush is common on both sides of the Valley, usually found on sloping montane meadows, but also by streams and roadsides. It tends to mature later in the season and at somewhat higher elevations than C. integra, with which it is sympatric. No doubt it is present in the Culebras, judging from New Mexico records. Its range in the USA is all states west of the Great Plains, with a reduced presence in Washington, Montana, and the panhandle of Idaho. It follows the Rio Grande drainage down through New Mexico to the Mexican border, but no farther.

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