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Species Details

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 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 Notes
Similar species: Castilleja rhexifolia C. rhexifolia is often confused with C. miniata. C. rhexifolia, commonly known as Rosy Paintbrush because it also resembles a paintbrush, is not scarlet and red colored like C.…
Similar species: Castilleja rhexifolia C. rhexifolia is often confused with C. miniata. C. rhexifolia, commonly known as Rosy Paintbrush because it also resembles a paintbrush, is not scarlet and red colored like C. miniata. Unique adaptations: This species is a hemiparasite, meaning that resources such as water, nutrients, or chemical compounds are stolen from other plants, but photosynthesis is still performed by the plant to make energy. It is the brightly colored bracts that gives C. miniata its common name because the inflorescence looks as if it were dipped in red paint.
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

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"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/1-3082/12-19254. Accessed 24 Dec. 2024.

Specimen Information

There are 83 specimens of this Species.

72 results plotted on map in 65 markers.
Note: Only records with latitude and longitude coordinates are plotted on map.

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