Species Details
Castilleja miniata Dougl. ex Hook.; Castilleja miniata Douglas ex Hook.
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LeavesAlternate, sessile, simple, linear to lance-shaped, 2-5 cm long, margins entire to three-lobed, three-nerved, appressed-rough-hairy to nearly smooth
FlowersInflorescence a terminal spike, 20-25 sessile flowers, bracted; bracts bright red or scarlet to orange, occasionally crimson or rarely yellow, lance-shaped, three-lobed, conceal most of flower, hairy, sticky; flowers bilaterally symmetrical; sepals 4 lobed, fused to appear 2-lobed, lobes 2-toothed, form tubular structure, 1.5-3.0 cm long, top half pink to red, lower half green, hairy; petals 5, 2-3.5 cm long, greenish, fused into 2 lips, upper lip hairy, arched, lower lip 3-toothed, short, thick; stamens 4, in pairs, enclosed by the upper lip of the corolla; pistils 1, style slender, exserted, ovary superior
Fruits and SeedsCapsule, 2 valves, oblong, 9-12 mm long, 33-80 seeds; seed-coats loose, net-veined; seeds winged, short beaks, 1-2 mm long, 0.4-0.8 mm wide
Scientific Name
Castilleja miniata Dougl. ex Hook.; Castilleja miniata Douglas ex Hook.
Common Name
giant red paintbrush
General Description
Perennial herb; stems simple or sometimes branched, 20-80 cm tall, somewhat woody, clustered or solitary on rhizomes, smooth below, hairy above especially in the inflorescence
Leaves
Alternate, sessile, simple, linear to lance-shaped, 2-5 cm long, margins entire to three-lobed, three-nerved, appressed-rough-hairy to nearly smooth
Flowers
Inflorescence a terminal spike, 20-25 sessile flowers, bracted; bracts bright red or scarlet to orange, occasionally crimson or rarely yellow, lance-shaped, three-lobed, conceal most of flower, hairy, sticky; flowers…
Inflorescence a terminal spike, 20-25 sessile flowers, bracted; bracts bright red or scarlet to orange, occasionally crimson or rarely yellow, lance-shaped, three-lobed, conceal most of flower, hairy, sticky; flowers bilaterally symmetrical; sepals 4 lobed, fused to appear 2-lobed, lobes 2-toothed, form tubular structure, 1.5-3.0 cm long, top half pink to red, lower half green, hairy; petals 5, 2-3.5 cm long, greenish, fused into 2 lips, upper lip hairy, arched, lower lip 3-toothed, short, thick; stamens 4, in pairs, enclosed by the upper lip of the corolla; pistils 1, style slender, exserted, ovary superior
Fruits and Seeds
Capsule, 2 valves, oblong, 9-12 mm long, 33-80 seeds; seed-coats loose, net-veined; seeds winged, short beaks, 1-2 mm long, 0.4-0.8 mm wide
Phenology
Flowers between June and August
Range/Distribution
Alberta: Concentrated mainly along the foothills and Rocky Mountains, radiating slightly North and East, making it well distributed throughout Central Alberta
CAN (BC, MB, ON, SK, YT); USA (AK, AZ, CA, CO, ID, MT, ND,…
Alberta: Concentrated mainly along the foothills and Rocky Mountains, radiating slightly North and East, making it well distributed throughout Central Alberta
CAN (BC, MB, ON, SK, YT); USA (AK, AZ, CA, CO, ID, MT, ND, NM, NV, OR, UT, WA, WY)
Citation
Page Citation for Castilleja miniata Douglas ex Hook.
Page Citation
"Species Details - Castilleja miniata Douglas ex Hook., University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/1-3082. Accessed 11 May. 2024.
Specimen Information
There are 83 specimens of this Species.
103017 - Castilleja miniata Douglas ex Hook.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namegiant red paintbrush
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Willmore Wilderness Park, Cote Creek
Date Collected1976-08-03
103018 - Castilleja miniata Douglas ex Hook.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namegiant red paintbrush
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Willmore Wilderness Park, Cote Creek
Date Collected1976-08-04
103019 - Castilleja miniata Douglas ex Hook.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namegiant red paintbrush
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Willmore Wilderness Park, Cote Creek
Date Collected1976-08-04
112985 - Castilleja miniata Douglas ex Hook.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namegiant red paintbrush
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Mountain Park
Date Collected1987-06-24
112984 - Castilleja miniata Douglas ex Hook.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namegiant red paintbrush
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Watson Creek Provincial Recreation Area
Date Collected1987-06-24
113780 - Castilleja miniata Douglas ex Hook.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namegiant red paintbrush
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Burnt Timber Provincial Recreation Area
Date Collected1980-08-03
114757 - Castilleja miniata Douglas ex Hook.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namegiant red paintbrush
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Lundbreck Falls
Date Collected1999-07-04
114490 - Castilleja miniata Douglas ex Hook.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namegiant red paintbrush
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Banff National Park, Southeast Lyell Glacier
Date Collected1984-07-12
115402 - Castilleja miniata Douglas ex Hook.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namegiant red paintbrush
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Willmore Wilderness Park, Eagles Nest Creek
Date Collected1976-08-06
114631 - Castilleja miniata Douglas ex Hook.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namegiant red paintbrush
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Pinto Lake
Date Collected2005-06-23
116308 - Castilleja miniata Douglas ex Hook.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namegiant red paintbrush
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, British Columbia, Copper Mountain
Date Collected1987-08-11
117741 - Castilleja miniata Douglas ex Hook.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namegiant red paintbrush
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Ilka's Fen
Date Collected2007-07-04
118354 - Castilleja miniata Douglas ex Hook.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namegiant red paintbrush
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Thompson Creek Provincial Recreation Area
Date Collected2007-06-20
118350 - Castilleja miniata Douglas ex Hook.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namegiant red paintbrush
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Allstones Creek
Date Collected2007-06-21
118352 - Castilleja miniata Douglas ex Hook.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namegiant red paintbrush
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Cline River
Date Collected2007-07-11
118353 - Castilleja miniata Douglas ex Hook.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namegiant red paintbrush
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Crescent Falls Provincial Recreation Area, Crescent Falls
Date Collected2007-08-14
118351 - Castilleja miniata Douglas ex Hook.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namegiant red paintbrush
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Kootenay Plains Ecological Reserve, Two O'Clock Creek
Date Collected2007-07-10
118790 - Castilleja miniata Douglas ex Hook.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namegiant red paintbrush
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, RB Miller Biological Station
Date Collected1967-06-09
118946 - Castilleja miniata Douglas ex Hook.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namegiant red paintbrush
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, William A. Switzer Provincial Park, Gregg Lake
Date Collected1999-09-04
119492 - Castilleja miniata Douglas ex Hook.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namegiant red paintbrush
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, British Columbia, Gibraltar
Date Collected1971-06-06
119754 - Castilleja miniata Douglas ex Hook.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namegiant red paintbrush
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Kootenay Plains Ecological Reserve, Siffleur Falls
Date Collected2008-06-26