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Castilleja crista-galli

Rydb.

Greater Red Indian-paintbrush

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G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.150155
Element CodePDSCR0D0L0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderScrophulariales
FamilyOrobanchaceae
GenusCastilleja
Synonyms
Castilleja cristagalliRydb.
Concept Reference
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Conservation Status
Review Date2000-06-16
Change Date2000-06-16
Edition Date2000-06-16
Edition AuthorsNEIGHBOURS, M.L. (1987), rev. L. Morse (2000)
Range Extent20,000-2,500,000 square km (about 8000-1,000,000 square miles)
Number of Occurrences21 - 80
Rank Reasons
Relatively common in Montana, rare in Wyoming, and also present in Idaho.
Range Extent Comments
Regional endemic of NW Wyoming, SW Montana, and NE Idaho.
Occurrences Comments
10 occurrences in Wyoming; no documentation of numbers of occurrences in Montana or Idaho.
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Dry mountainsides, from medium to higher elevations.
Other Nations (1)
United StatesN4
ProvinceRankNative
WyomingS3Yes
IdahoSNRYes
MontanaS4Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (1)
Montana (1)
AreaForestAcres
Freezeout MountainBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest97,305
References (3)
  1. Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
  2. Kartesz, J.T. 1999. A synonymized checklist and atlas with biological attributes for the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. First edition. In: Kartesz, J.T., and C.A. Meacham. Synthesis of the North American Flora, Version 1.0. North Carolina Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill, N.C.
  3. Shelley, Steve, Botanist, U.S. Forest Service, Montana.