Castilleja integra

Castilleja integra, with the common name wholeleaf Indian paintbrush, is an herbaceous perennial plant native to the Southwestern United States.

Castilleja integra
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Orobanchaceae
Genus: Castilleja
Species:
C. integra
Binomial name
Castilleja integra
Synonyms[1]
  • Castilleja angustifolia A.Gray [Illegitimate]
  • Castilleja elongata Pennell
  • Castilleja integra var. gracilis Cockerell
  • Castilleja integra var. intermedia Cockerell
  • Castilleja tomentosa A.Gray

Distribution

The plant is found in Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Texas.

Castilleja integra was first discovered in the Organ Mountains of Southern New Mexico near El Paso, Texas by Charles Wright.[2] Its first published description was in 1858 by Asa Gray.[3][1]

Castilleja integra at Great Sand Dunes National Park.

Uses

The Zuni people used the root's bark, mixed with minerals, to dye deerskin black.[4]

References
  1. "Castilleja integra A.Gray is an accepted name". theplantlist.org (The Plant List). 23 March 2013. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
  2. Francis Whittier PennellThe Scrophulariaceae of Eastern Temperate North America at Google Books
  3. 'Rep. U.S. Mex. Bound'. 2(1): 119; by Asa Gray.
  4. Stevenson, Matilda Coxe 1915 Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians. SI-BAE Annual Report #30 (p. 80)


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