Castilleja plagiotoma A.Gray is a plant in the Orobanchaceae family, order Lamiales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Castilleja plagiotoma A.Gray

Castilleja plagiotoma A.Gray

Castilleja plagiotoma, the Mojave Indian paintbrush, is a rare hemiparasitic perennial that grows in California deserts.

Family
Genus
Castilleja
Order
Lamiales
Class
Magnoliopsida

About Castilleja plagiotoma A.Gray

Castilleja plagiotoma, commonly known as the Mojave Indian paintbrush, is a hemiparasitic perennial plant that bears green flowers. It grows in the deserts of California. It belongs to the genus Castilleja within the broomrape plant family, and it is included in the CNPS Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants.

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Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Lamiales Orobanchaceae Castilleja

More from Orobanchaceae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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