Castilleja integra
Details Top
| Internal ID | UUID64400fb233171555335292 |
| Scientific name | Castilleja integra |
| Authority | A.Gray |
| First published in | Rep. U.S. Mex. Bound. 2(1): 119 (1858) |
General Uses Top
Suggest a correction!Common products:
- Live container‑grown plants sold by native‑plant nurseries for ornamental landscaping, xeriscapes, pollinator‑friendly gardens, and roadside revegetation projects.
- Seeds packaged as individual packets or as components of regional wildflower mixes for commercial restoration, habitat enhancement, and educational demonstration plantings.
- Whole‑plant material (above‑ground foliage and inflorescences) sometimes marketed for cut‑flower arrangements in specialty horticultural markets.
Properties relevant to use:
- Adapted to arid and semi‑arid habitats; tolerates low‑water conditions, enabling establishment in drought‑prone landscapes.
- Perennial herbaceous habit with a height of 30–80 cm; produces conspicuous scarlet to orange bracts that persist from late spring to early summer, providing visual appeal for ornamental use.
- Seeds are small (≈1 mm), exhibit physiological dormancy, and require a cold stratification period of 30–60 days at 1–5 °C to achieve high germination rates; this trait is leveraged in commercial seed‑treatment protocols.
- Growth on well‑drained, low‑nutrient soils with a pH of 6.0–8.0, reducing the need for supplemental fertilization in landscape applications.
- Strong root system that tolerates moderately alkaline conditions, supporting soil stabilization in erosion‑control plantings.
Sustainability and sourcing:
- Seed collection from wild populations is subject to state and federal guidelines (e.g., Arizona and New Mexico Plant Conservation Programs) that limit harvest to ≤10 % of an individual population per season to maintain viable gene pools.
- Commercial nurseries increasingly produce seed under controlled conditions using locally sourced mother plants to preserve regional ecotypes and reduce pressure on wild stands.
- Certification of seed origin and genetic integrity is maintained through the Native Seed Certification Program administered by the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, ensuring traceability and compliance with regional restoration standards.
- Sustainable propagation practices include careful handling of seed beds, avoidance of synthetic inputs during production, and recycling of growing media to minimize environmental impact.
Synonyms Top
| Scientific name | Authority | First published in |
|---|---|---|
| Castilleja angustifolia | A.Gray | Rep. U.S. Mex. Bound., Bot. [Emory] 118. |
| Castilleja elongata | Pennell | Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 92: 306 (1941) |
| Castilleja gloriosa | Britton | Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 16: 203 (1889) |
| Castilleja integra var. gloriosa | (Britton) Cockerell | The Southwest 2: 134 (1900) |
| Castilleja integra var. gracilis | Cockerell | Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 17: 35 (1890) |
| Castilleja integra var. intermedia | Cockerell | The Southwest 2: 134 (1900) |
Common names Top
Add a new one! Suggest a correction!| Language | Common/alternative name |
|---|---|
| English | wholeleaf indian paintbrush |
| English | foothills paintbrush |
Germination/Propagation Top
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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top
Legend for the distribution data:
- Doubtful data
- Extinct
- Introduced
- Native
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Northern America click to expand
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Mexico
- Mexico Gulf
- Mexico Northeast
- Mexico Northwest
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Northwestern U.S.A.
- Colorado
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South-central U.S.A.
- New Mexico
- Texas
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Southwestern U.S.A.
- Arizona
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Mexico
Links to other databases Top
Suggest others/fix!| Database | ID/link to page |
|---|---|
| World Flora Online | wfo-0000590266 |
| USDA Plants | CAIN14 |
| Tropicos | 29200027 |
| KEW | urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:801001-1 |
| The Plant List | kew-2705070 |
| Open Tree Of Life | 309054 |
| NCBI Taxonomy | 90352 |
| Nature Serve | 2.151381 |
| IPNI | 801001-1 |
| iNaturalist | 160199 |
| GBIF | 3170569 |
| Freebase | /m/0swmx6z |
| EOL | 580215 |
| USDA GRIN | 316609 |
| Wikipedia | Castilleja_integra |
Genomes (via NCBI) Top
No reference genome is available on NCBI yet. We are constantly monitoring for new data.
Scientific Literature Top
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| Preference, performance, and chemical defense in an endangered butterfly using novel and ancestral host plants | Haan NL, Bowers MD, Bakker JD | Sci Rep | 14-Jan-2021 |
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| Genuine and Sequestered Natural Products from the Genus Orobanche (Orobanchaceae, Lamiales) | Scharenberg F, Zidorn C | Molecules | 30-Oct-2018 |
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| New Iridoid Glucosides from Castilleja and Besseya: 6-Hydroxyadoxoside and 6-Isovanillylcatapol | Dale R. Gardner, Jucy Narum, Douglas Zook, Frank R. Stermitz | American Chemical Society (ACS) | 17-Mar-2005 |
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| Content of iridoid glycosides in different parts of Castilleja integra | Elliott W. Mead, Frank R. Stermitz | Elsevier BV | 25-Jul-2002 |
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Phytochemical Profile Top
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Collections Top
| In private collections | 0 |
| In public collections | 0 |