| Arteaga Indian paintbrush | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Orobanchaceae |
| Genus: | Castilleja |
| Species: | C. bella |
| Binomial name | |
| Castilleja bella | |
Castilleja bella is a species in the Castilleja genus known by the common name Arteaga Indian paintbrush (Spanish: Pincel de Indio de Arteaga).[1][2] It is native to northeastern Mexico, primarily the states of Nuevo León and Coahuila, where it grows in montane habitats.[1][3]
Description
Castilleja bella is a perennial, herbaceous, and hemiparasitic angiosperm that grows in montane habitats above altitudes of 2,500 meters above sea level.[3][4] It has erect stems that are typically under 10 cm in height, and its inflorescences consists of bracts in shades of bright red.
Image gallery
Castilleja bella is an especially low-growing member of the Castilleja genus.
Castilleja bella species has hirsute, brightly colored bracts.
Castilleja bella grows in rocky, high-elevation habitats.
Castilleja bella bracts tightly envelope its flower parts.
Castilleja bella on Cerro El Potosí.
References
- 1 2 "Castilleja bella". Kew Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2022-04-29.
- ↑ "Pincel de Indio de Arteaga". iNaturalistEc. Retrieved 2022-04-29.
- 1 2 Velazco-Macías, G.; Alanís Flores, G.; Alvarado Vázquez, M. A.; Ramírez Freire, L.; Velazco Macías, C. G.; Foroughbakhch Pournavab, R. (August 2011). "Flora endémica de Nuevo León, México y estados colindantes". Institute of Texas Journal of the Botanical Research. 5 (1): 275–298. JSTOR 41972517. Retrieved 2022-04-29.
- ↑ Villarreal Quintanilla, J.A.; Estrada Castillón, E. (2008). Flora de Nuevo León. Listados florísticos de México No. XXIV (in Spanish). Instituto de Biología, U.N.A.M. México. ISBN 978-6072000575.
External links
- Kew Plants of the World Online profile for Castilleja bella
- Castilleja bella Standl. photo gallery by Mark Egger
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