Data provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria

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Castilleja linariifolia is a perennial plant, native to the United States and is the state flower of Wyoming. It has a number of common names including Wyoming Indian paintbrush, Narrow-leaved Indian paintbrush, desert paintbrush, Wyoming desert paintbrush, Wyoming paintbrush, linaria-leaved Indian Paintbrush, and Indian paint brush. It grows up to 1 meter in height and has linear leaves which are between 20 and 80 millimeter in length and have up to 3 lobes. The flowers, which consist of a red to yellow calyx and yellow-green floral tube, appear in panicles or spikes between June and September in its native range.

Plant type

Annual herb, Perennial herb

Size

3 ft Tall

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Color

Orange, Yellow

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Site type

Dry plains, rocky slopes

Plant communities

Joshua Tree Woodland, Pinyon-Juniper Woodland, Sagebrush Scrub

Caterpillars
Butterflies

Butterflies and moths supported

0 confirmed and 17 likely

Confirmed Likely

Adela flammeusella

Geranium Plume Moth

Amblyptilia pica

Orange Tortrix Moth

Argyrotaenia franciscana

Alfalfa Looper Moth

Autographa californica