Castilleja plagiotoma

Castilleja plagiotoma, the Mojave Indian paintbrush, is a hemiparasitic perennial plant with green flowers that grows in deserts of California.[1] It is in the Castilleja genus of the broomrape plant family.[1] It is included in the CNPS Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants.[2]

Castilleja plagiotoma
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Orobanchaceae
Genus: Castilleja
Species:
C. plagiotoma
Binomial name
Castilleja plagiotoma

References

  1. "Calflora: Castilleja plagiotoma". calflora.org. Retrieved 2015-05-17.
  2. "CNPS Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants: Castilleja plagiotoma". cnps.org. Retrieved 2015-05-17.


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