Participant Info

Species

Castilleja miniata [Castilleja confusa] [Castilleja crista-galli] [Castilleja inconstans] [Castilleja trinervis]

Family

Orobanhaceae [Scrophulariaceae]

CommonName

greater red paintbrush, giant red paintbrush

Presence

YES

Status

native

EarliestDate

1900

LatestDate

2018

Ecosystem

montane, tundra

Geobotanical

SSawatch, Garitas, SSanjuans, Culebras, NCristos

Counties

Conejos, Costilla, Hinsdale, Mineral, Rio Grande, Saguache, San Juan

Passes

Cumbres, Hayden, La Manga, Medano, Music, Wolf Creek

WildlifePreserves

Other Localities

PhotoRecords

YES Rich Haswell: Rio Grande Co, Bear Creek trail S of Del Norte 4 June 2018

Comments

Greater red paintbrush has been very frequently collected from all mountain regions of the Watershed, in a range of habitats, including dry and wet meadows, understory of spruce woods, and alpine slopes. The list of synonyms shows that botanists have been vexed with this species, their task complicated with hybridization. The coloration and the shape of the leaves can vary considerable. Castilleja miniata is found in almost all counties of states west of the Great Plains, and follows the Rio Grande drainage through New Mexico nearly to the border with Texas.

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