Castilleja affinis var. contentiosa

(J. F. Macbride) Bacigalupi

Leafl. W. Bot. 10: 286. 1966.

IllustratedEndemic
Basionym: Castilleja douglasii var. contentiosa J. F. Macbride Contr. Gray Herb. 65: 44. 1922
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 17. Treatment on page 583. Mentioned on page 582, 584, 632.

Stems: hairs sparse proximally, becoming fairly dense distally, branched. Leaves often ± fleshy. Inflorescences 2–4 cm wide; bracts proximally greenish to dull purplish, distally pink to pinkish purple or pinkish red, sometimes yellow, pinkish white, red, or pale orange, (0–) 3–5-lobed. Calyces colored as bracts or paler near base, 15–25 mm. Corollas 25–30 mm; beak subequal with or exserted from calyx, 14–20 mm.


Phenology: Flowering Feb–Aug(–Sep).
Habitat: Coastal scrub, stabilized dunes, canyons.
Elevation: 0–500 m.

Discussion

Variety contentiosa is restricted to the immediate coast in southern San Luis Obispo and northern Santa Barbara counties, where it replaces var. affinis. The distinctive branched hairs impart a grayish cast to the plants, and this variety is further distinguished by the commonly pink to pink-purple or purplish red inflorescences. Variety affinis usually has unbranched hairs and reddish to red-orange inflorescences. Transitional plants exist a few miles inland from the coastal populations of var. contentiosa. This form has also been confused with Castilleja miniata, from which it differs in numerous characters, including pubescence and leaf and calyx morphologies, as well as with the insular C. mollis, which is distinguished by its largely decumbent stems and broad, rounded, usually unlobed leaves and bracts.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

"nearly" is not a number.

96 +, 72 +  and 48 +
green +  and reddish brown or deep purple +
0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br /> (0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br />) +
acute;obtuse +
acute +  and obtuse or rounded +
J. Mark Egger +, Peter F. Zika +, Barbara L. Wilson +, Richard E. Brainerd +  and Nick Otting +
(J. F. Macbride) Bacigalupi +
Castilleja douglasii var. contentiosa +
long-exserted +
puberulent +
subequal +
1.4 cm14 mm <br />0.014 m <br /> (2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br />) +
not +, leathery +  and fleshy +
pale orange;red;pale orange;red;pinkish white;yellow;proximally greenish;dull purplish distally pink +
(0-)3-5-lobed +
lateral +  and deeper +
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br />) +
2-lobed +, lobed +  and tubular +
1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br /> (2.5 cm25 mm <br />0.025 m <br />) +
taprooted;fibrous-rooted or rhizomatous +
purple +, pink +, red +, orange +, yellow +, white +, green +  and pale greenish +
curved +  and straight +
divided +  and tubular +
2.5 cm25 mm <br />0.025 m <br /> (3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br />) +
0–500 m. +
spreading-hairy +  and glabrous +
2 +  and 1 +
indehiscent +, septicidal +, loculicidal +  and dehiscence +
Coastal scrub, stabilized dunes, canyons. +
stipitate-glandular +
25 cm250 mm <br />0.25 m <br /> (30 cm300 mm <br />0.3 m <br />) +
3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br /> (25 cm250 mm <br />0.25 m <br />) +
axillary +  and terminal +
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (4 cm40 mm <br />0.04 m <br />) +
spiral +, whorled +, alternate +  and opposite +
redbrown +, purplish +  and green +
deciduous +
basal +  and cauline +
linear-oblong;broadly lanceolate +
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (13 cm130 mm <br />0.13 m <br />) +
spreading +  and ascending +
3 (?) +, 2 (?) +  and 4 (?) +
oblong +, lanceolate +, linear +  and obovate +
subequal +
0-5-lobed +, involute +, flat +, plane +  and wavy +
tenuinucellate +  and unitegmic +
campylotropous-like +
Flowering Feb–Aug(–Sep). +
Leafl. W. Bot. +
stramineous +
20 +  and 100 +
trapezoidal +, oblong-ovoid +, pyramidal +  and ovoid +
Illustrated +  and Endemic +
non-secund +  and secund +
elongate +
subequal +
branched +  and unbranched +
sprawling +  and prostrate +
aerial +  and subterranean +
erect +  and ascending +
pubescent +  and glabrous +
not fleshy +
2-lobed +  and entire +
Euchroma +  and Oncorhynchus +
Castilleja affinis var. contentiosa +
Castilleja affinis +
variety +
shallow;deep +
reduced +
0.05 cm0.5 mm <br />5.0e-4 m <br /> (0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br />) +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br />) +