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Desert Paintbrush
Castilleja chromosa
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Wholeleaf PaintbrushCastilleja integra
northwestern paintbrushCastilleja angustifolia
wavyleaf paintbrushCastilleja applegatei
rough paintbrushCastilleja scabrida
Wyoming PaintbrushCastilleja linariifolia
Felt PaintbrushCastilleja foliolosa
Coast PaintbrushCastilleja affinis
Camp Martin paintbrushCastilleja martini
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 10,744 |
|---|---|
| California | 3,528 |
| Nevada | 2,421 |
| Utah | 2,235 |
| Arizona | 1,338 |
| Colorado | 763 |
| Oregon | 658 |
| Idaho | 621 |
| Wyoming | 600 |
| New Mexico | 43 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Group and habits
- ParasiteDescends from a lineage whose members commonly live parasitically on another organism.Inferred from its group
Classification
| Kingdom | Plants · Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Vascular Plants · Tracheophyta |
| Class | Dicots · Magnoliopsida |
| Order | Mints, Plantains, Olives, and Allies · Lamiales |
| Family | broomrape family · Orobanchaceae |
| Genus | Paintbrushes · Castilleja |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Desert Paintbrush with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.