Castilleja revealii

N. H. Holmgren

Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 100: 87, fig. 2. 1973.

Common names: Reveal’s paintbrush
EndemicConservation concern
Synonyms: Castilleja parvula var. revealii (N. H. Holmgren) N. D. Atwood
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 17. Treatment on page 650. Mentioned on page 580.

Herbs, perennial, 0.8–1.5 (–2) dm; from a woody caudex; with a taproot. Stems solitary, sometimes few, erect or ascending, sometimes decumbent, unbranched, glabrous proximally, hairy distally, hairs retrorse or spreading, rarely appressed, short to medium length, soft, eglandular. Leaves green, green tinged with purple, or dull purple, linear to narrowly lanceolate, 1.7–3.5 (–4.5) cm, not fleshy, margins plane, slightly involute, 0 (–3) -lobed, apex acute; lobes ascending, linear, mostly short, apex acute. Inflorescences 3.5–6.5 × 2–5 cm; bracts magenta, rose red, lavender, or pink throughout, broadly lanceolate, oblong, or ovate, (0–) 3 (–5) -lobed; lobes ascending to erect, linear to lanceolate, short, arising above, sometimes slightly below, mid length, center lobe apex rounded, lateral ones acute. Calyces colored as bracts, 16.5–22 (–27) mm; abaxial and adaxial clefts (8–) 10–15 (–18) mm, 33–40% of calyx length, deeper than laterals, lateral (1.5–) 3–6 (–8) mm, 20–30% of calyx length; lobes narrowly lanceolate to elliptic, apex acute, sometimes obtuse. Corollas straight or slightly curved, 19–25 (–27.5) mm; tube 9–16 mm; beak exserted, adaxially green, 7–10 (–11.5) mm; abaxial lip deep green or deep purple, slightly inflated, rounded, 1.5–2.5 mm, 20–30% as long as beak; teeth usually ± incurved, magenta or deep green, 0.6–1.4 (–2) mm. 2n = 24.


Phenology: Flowering May–Jul.
Habitat: Dry, gravelly openings and barrens in pine forests, limestone.
Elevation: 2400–3100 m.

Discussion

Castilleja revealii is a narrow endemic of limestone gravel barrens on the Markagunt and Paunsaugunt plateaus in and adjacent to the rim of Bryce Canyon National Park and Cedar Breaks National Monument in south-central Utah. It is also known from a single collection from the southwestern edge of the Aquarius Plateau. These xeric barrens have an extremely high amount of reflective sunlight and support few other plants.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

"dm" is not declared as a valid unit of measurement for this property.

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0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br /> (0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br />) +
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br />) +
purple +, deep +  and green +
rounded +  and inflated +
0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br /> (0.25 cm2.5 mm <br />0.0025 m <br />) +
obtuse +  and acute +
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1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (1.15 cm11.5 mm <br />0.0115 m <br />) +
0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br /> (1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br />) +
not +, leathery +  and fleshy +
pink;lavender;pink;lavender;rose red;magenta +
(0-)3(-5)-lobed +, ovate +, oblong +  and lanceolate +
2.2 cm22 mm <br />0.022 m <br /> (2.7 cm27 mm <br />0.027 m <br />) +
2-lobed +, lobed +  and tubular +
1.65 cm16.5 mm <br />0.0165 m <br /> (2.2 cm22 mm <br />0.022 m <br />) +
taprooted;fibrous-rooted or rhizomatous +
fleshy +  and woody +
Reveal’s paintbrush +
2.5 cm25 mm <br />0.025 m <br /> (2.75 cm27.5 mm <br />0.0275 m <br />) +
purple +, pink +, red +, orange +, yellow +, white +, green +  and pale greenish +
curved +  and straight +
divided +  and tubular +
1.9 cm19 mm <br />0.019 m <br /> (2.5 cm25 mm <br />0.025 m <br />) +
2400–3100 m. +
spreading-hairy +  and glabrous +
2 +  and 1 +
indehiscent +, septicidal +, loculicidal +  and dehiscence +
Dry, gravelly openings and barrens in pine forests, limestone. +
spreading +  and retrorse +
stipitate-glandular +
3.5 cm35 mm <br />0.035 m <br /> (6.5 cm65 mm <br />0.065 m <br />) +
axillary +  and terminal +
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br />) +
spiral +, whorled +, alternate +  and opposite +
3.5 cm35 mm <br />0.035 m <br /> (4.5 cm45 mm <br />0.045 m <br />) +
green tinged +  and green +
purple +  and dull +
deciduous +
basal +  and cauline +
linear;narrowly lanceolate +
1.7 cm17 mm <br />0.017 m <br /> (3.5 cm35 mm <br />0.035 m <br />) +
not fleshy +
arising +, ascending +  and erect +
3 (?) +, 2 (?) +  and 4 (?) +
narrowly lanceolate +  and elliptic +
subequal +
0(-3)-lobed +  and plane +
tenuinucellate +  and unitegmic +
campylotropous-like +
Flowering May–Jul. +
Bull. Torrey Bot. Club +
stramineous +
20 +  and 100 +
trapezoidal +, oblong-ovoid +, pyramidal +  and ovoid +
Endemic +  and Conservation concern +
non-secund +  and secund +
elongate +
subequal +
aerial +  and subterranean +
ascending +  and erect +
hairy +  and glabrous +
not fleshy +
2-lobed +  and entire +
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0.14 cm1.4 mm <br />0.0014 m <br /> (0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br />) +
green +, deep +  and magenta +
shallow;deep +
reduced +
0.06 cm0.6 mm <br />6.0e-4 m <br /> (0.14 cm1.4 mm <br />0.0014 m <br />) +
0.9 cm9 mm <br />0.009 m <br /> (1.6 cm16 mm <br />0.016 m <br />) +