Castilleja septentrionalis Lindl.
northern paintbrush (northern paintbrush; sulphur paintbrush)
Orobanchaceae (Broom-rape family)
(Previously in Scrophulariaceae)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
northern paintbrush (northern paintbrush; sulphur paintbrush)
Orobanchaceae (Broom-rape family)
(Previously in Scrophulariaceae)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
Map
Distribution of Castilleja septentrionalis
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Species Information
General:
Perennial herb from a somewhat woody stem-base; stems several, clustered, decumbent to erect, 5-20 cm tall, unbranched, more or less sticky-long-hairy, usually purplish.
Leaves:
Alternate, linear to lanceolate, 2-5 cm long, entire or sometimes the uppermost with a pair of small lateral lobes, sticky-hairy.
Flowers:
Inflorescence a prominently bracted terminal spike, at first compact, later elongating, the bracts pale yellow, oblong-egg-shaped, entire and rounded or with 1 to 2 pairs of small lobes near the top, long-hairy and glandular-short-hairy; corollas greenish, 18-30 mm long, 2-lipped, the upper lip beak-like, minutely hairy, 6-12 mm long, shorter than the tube and 3-4 times the length of the thickened, 3-toothed lower lip; calyces hairy, 15-25 mm long, 2-lobed, these primary lobes again divided into 2 blunt or sharp segments 1-4 mm long; stamens 4.
Fruits:
Capsules, 9-11 mm long; seeds many, the seed-coats loose, net-veined.
Illustration
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Illustration Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia
Ecology
Ecological Framework for Castilleja septentrionalis
The table below shows the species-specific information calculated from
original data (BEC database) provided by the BC Ministry of Forests and Range.
(Updated August, 2013)
The table below shows the species-specific information calculated from
original data (BEC database) provided by the BC Ministry of Forests and Range.
(Updated August, 2013)
| Site Information |
Value / Class |
||
|
Avg |
Min |
Max |
|
| Elevation
(metres) |
1657 | 395 | 2500 |
| Slope
Gradient (%) |
29 | 0 | 100 |
|
Aspect (degrees) |
179 | 40 | 340 |
| Soil
Moisture Regime (SMR) [0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic; 8 - hydric] |
2 | 0 | 6 |
| Modal
Nutrient Regime
Class |
B | ||
| #
of field plots species was recorded in: |
28 | ||
| Modal
BEC Zone Class |
ESSF | ||
|
All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in |
AT(5), BG(1), BWBS(6), ESSF(10), IDF(1), IMA(2), PP(2) | ||
|
Source:
Klinkenberg 2013
|
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Habitat and Range
Moist meadows in the subalpine and alpine zones; locally frequent in SE BC; E to AB and S to SD, NM, AZ and WA.Status Information
Synonyms
Synonyms and Alternate Names:
Castilleja acuminata auct. non (Pursh) Spreng.
Castilleja luteovirens Rydb.
Castilleja mogollonica Pennell
Castilleja pallida subsp. septentrionalis (Lindl.) Scoggan
Castilleja pallida var. septentrionalis (Lindl.) A. Gray
Castilleja rhexiifolia var. sulphurea (Rydb.) Atwood
Castilleja sulphurea Rydb.