Castilleja lineariloba is a species of Indian paintbrush known by the common name thin-lobed owl’s clover that is endemic to the grasslands of the Sierra Nevada foothills in California.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Orobanchaceae |
| Genus: | Castilleja |
| Species: | C. lineariloba
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| Castilleja lineariloba (Benth.) T.I.Chuang & Heckard, 1991
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Description
editCastilleja lineariloba is an annual herb growing up to about 45 centimeters tall. The leaves are up to 5.7 centimeters long and have three to nine spreading lobes. The large inflorescence is made up of many greenish bracts tipped in white, yellow, or pale purple. Between the bracts are the pouched, lipped flowers, which may be white, yellow, or rose in color, and sometimes speckled with darker shades.[3]
References
edit- ^ NatureServe (2024). "Castilleja lineariiloba". Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
- ^ "Castilleja lineariloba (Benth.) T.I.Chuang & Heckard". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
- ^ a b Egger, J. Mark; Zika, Peter F.; Wilson, Barbara L.; Brainerd, Richard E.; Otting, Nick (5 November 2020). "Castilleja lineariloba". Flora of North America. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
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