Washington Flora Checklist
A Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Washington State
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Checklist » Orobanchaceae » Castilleja elmeri

Castilleja elmeri Fern. [H&C]
Orobanchaceae
Elmer's paintbrush

Origin: Native

Voucher:WTU (view specimen records)

Notes: Listings by various authors (e.g. KZ) of C. sulphurea Rydb. for WA are attributable to yellow forms of C. elmeri; there is no convincing evidence that C. sulphurea, which is primarily a Rocky Mountain species, occurs in WA.

Literature:
(none)
Photo © Ben Legler
(from WTU Image Collection)

Taxon treatment authored by Mark Egger; last updated 4/1/2011 by David Giblin
Synonyms
Castilleja angustifolia (Nutt.) G. Don var. whitedii Piper




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