Castilleja peckiana

Pennell

Notul. Nat. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 74: 9. 1941.

Common names: Peck’s paintbrush
Endemic
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 17. Treatment on page 643. Mentioned on page 582, 589, 635.

Herbs, perennial, (1.8–) 2.4–6 dm; from a woody caudex; with a stout taproot. Stems few-to-many, erect or ascending, often branched distally, sometimes unbranched, sometimes with short axillary shoots, proximal hairs retrorse to appressed, short to moderately long, distal hairs spreading, longer, soft, often mixed with short-stipitate-glandular ones. Leaves green, linear-lanceolate, rarely broadly lanceolate, (1.2–) 2.5–8 (–9) cm, not fleshy, margins plane, flat or involute, 0 (–3) -lobed, apex acute to rounded; lobes ascending-spreading, narrowly lanceolate to linear, apex acute or obtuse. Inflorescences (2–) 4–17 × 1.5–3 cm; bracts proximally greenish, distally red, orange-red, or orange, proximal sometimes lanceolate, distal broadly lanceolate to ovate, (0–) 3 (–7) -lobed; lobes spreading to ascending, linear to lanceolate, long, arising near or below mid length, central lobe apex rounded, lateral ones acute. Calyces proximally pale-yellow or greenish, distally colored as bracts, (15–) 18–28 mm; abaxial and adaxial clefts 6–12 mm, 40–45% of calyx length, deeper than laterals, lateral 2.5–8 mm, 20–30% of calyx length; lobes linear to narrowly lanceolate, apex acute to acuminate. Corollas straight, 23–30 (–35) mm; tube 12–20 mm; beak exserted, adaxially green, 8–12 (–14) mm; abaxial lip pale to deep green, reduced, rounded, 0.5–1.5 mm, 10–20% as long as beak; teeth erect to incurved, green, (0.4–) 0.7–1.2 (–2) mm. 2n = 72, 96, ca. 120.


Phenology: Flowering (Apr–)May–Aug.
Habitat: Open conifer forests, sagebrush slopes, riparian meadows, shores.
Elevation: 1400–2600 m.

Discussion

When describing Castilleja peckiana, Pennell noted that its variation approached C. hispida on one hand and C. miniata on the other, and it is likely of allopolyploid derivation. L. R. Heckard (1968) found chromosome numbers of n = 36, 48, and ca. 60. He hypothesized that C. chromosa, C. hispida var. acuta, and C. miniata were likely involved in its ancestry, and possibly C. pruinosa as well. Heckard suggested subsequent introgression among the derived forms introduced further complexity. Though complex, these forms are self-perpetuating and appear morphologically stable within their range.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

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

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120 +, 96 +  and 72 +
0.25 cm2.5 mm <br />0.0025 m <br /> (0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br />) +
pale +  and deep green +
0.05 cm0.5 mm <br />5.0e-4 m <br /> (0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br />) +
acute +  and acuminate +
J. Mark Egger +, Peter F. Zika +, Barbara L. Wilson +, Richard E. Brainerd +  and Nick Otting +
Pennell +
1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 m <br /> (1.4 cm14 mm <br />0.014 m <br />) +
0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br /> (1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 m <br />) +
not +, leathery +  and fleshy +
orange;orange-red;orange;orange-red;red;greenish +
1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br /> (1.8 cm18 mm <br />0.018 m <br />) +
colored +, greenish +  and pale-yellow +
2-lobed +, lobed +  and tubular +
1.8 cm18 mm <br />0.018 m <br /> (2.8 cm28 mm <br />0.028 m <br />) +
taprooted;fibrous-rooted or rhizomatous +
fleshy +  and woody +
Peck’s paintbrush +
3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br /> (3.5 cm35 mm <br />0.035 m <br />) +
purple +, pink +, red +, orange +, yellow +, white +, green +  and pale greenish +
divided +  and tubular +
2.3 cm23 mm <br />0.023 m <br /> (3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br />) +
(0-)3(-7)-lobed;broadly lanceolate;ovate +
Idaho +, Nev. +  and Oreg. +
1400–2600 m. +
spreading-hairy +  and glabrous +
2 +  and 1 +
indehiscent +, septicidal +, loculicidal +  and dehiscence +
Open conifer forests, sagebrush slopes, riparian meadows, shores. +
much-branched +, unbranched +  and eglandular +
stipitate-glandular +
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (4 cm40 mm <br />0.04 m <br />) +
4 cm40 mm <br />0.04 m <br /> (17 cm170 mm <br />0.17 m <br />) +
axillary +  and terminal +
1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br /> (3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br />) +
spiral +, whorled +, alternate +  and opposite +
8 cm80 mm <br />0.08 m <br /> (9 cm90 mm <br />0.09 m <br />) +
deciduous +
basal +  and cauline +
lanceolate;linear-lanceolate +
2.5 cm25 mm <br />0.025 m <br /> (8 cm80 mm <br />0.08 m <br />) +
not fleshy +
below mid below mid lobes length +, spreading +  and ascending +
3 (?) +, 2 (?) +  and 4 (?) +
linear +  and narrowly lanceolate +
subequal +
0(-3)-lobed +, involute +, flat +  and plane +
short-stipitate-glandular +
tenuinucellate +  and unitegmic +
campylotropous-like +
Flowering (Apr–)May–Aug. +
short to moderately +
Notul. Nat. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia +
stramineous +
20 +  and 100 +
trapezoidal +, oblong-ovoid +, pyramidal +  and ovoid +
non-secund +  and secund +
elongate +
subequal +
unbranched +  and branched +
sprawling +  and prostrate +
aerial +  and subterranean +
ascending +  and erect +
pubescent +  and glabrous +
not fleshy +
2-lobed +  and entire +
Euchroma +  and Oncorhynchus +
Castilleja peckiana +
Castilleja +
species +
0.12 cm1.2 mm <br />0.0012 m <br /> (0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br />) +
shallow;deep +
erect +  and incurved +
reduced +
0.07 cm0.7 mm <br />7.0e-4 m <br /> (0.12 cm1.2 mm <br />0.0012 m <br />) +
1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 m <br /> (2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br />) +