Castilleja martini var. clokeyi
Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 21(4): 55. 1971.
Herbs 1.5–4 (–6) dm. Stems: hairs short or long and distally short, stiff, sometimes with short, leafy axillary shoots. Leaves 3–5-lobed. Bracts distally red or orange-red, lanceolate, 3–7-lobed, often with 1–3 shallow teeth on apex of central lobe; lobes lanceolate to oblanceolate, medium length. Calyces proximally whitish, 14–21 (–28) mm; abaxial and adaxial clefts 7–10 mm, 40–50% of calyx length; lobes lanceolate to broadly lanceolate, apex acute to sometimes obtuse. Corolla beaks 11–21 mm; abaxial lip green. 2n = 48.
Phenology: Flowering Jun–Aug.
Habitat: Dry rocky or gravelly slopes, open conifer forests, montane to subalpine.
Elevation: 1500–3200 m.
Discussion
Variety clokeyi has a distinct distribution in the arid mountain ranges surrounding the Death Valley region of California and adjacent southwestern Nevada, where it usually occurs near timberline.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
"dm" is not declared as a valid unit of measurement for this property.