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Plant Profile

Downy Indian-paintbrush (Castilleja puberula)

Photo Credit: Margo Paces

Global Rank: G3 - Vulnerable
Legal Status: N/A
Family: Orobanchaceae
State: CO
Nature Serve ID: 146545
Lifeform: Forb/herb
Date Inducted in National Collection: 10/31/2018

Description:

Linear, alternate leaves to 1.2 in. long, entire or with a pair of lateral lobes on upper leaves. Stem and bracts wolly-hairy, can be reddish. Inflorescence yellow.

Where is Downy Indian-paintbrush (Castilleja puberula) located in the wild?

Habitat:

Tundra above treeline

Distribution:

Colorado with a recent disjunct population found in Montana.

States & Provinces:

Downy Indian-paintbrush can be found in Colorado

Which CPC Partners conserve Downy Indian-paintbrush (Castilleja puberula)?

Denver Botanic Gardens

Not Sponsored

Conservation Actions

Assigned 01/12/19

CPC's Plant Sponsorship Program provides long term stewardship of rare plants in our National Collection. We are so grateful for all our donors who have made the Plant Sponsorship Program so successful. We are in the process of acknowledging all our wonderful plant sponsorship donors on our website. This is a work in progress and will be updated regularly.

Conservation Actions

Alexandra Seglias

01/29/2019

Seeds from two populations were collected in 2018. A portion of the collections is held at NLGRP for long-term backup storage, and a portion is held at Denver Botanic Gardens for research purposes and long-term storage.