Castilleja bella

Castilleja bella is a species in the Castilleja genus known by the common name Arteaga Indian paintbrush (Spanish: Pincel de Indio de Arteaga).[1][2] It is native to northeastern Mexico, primarily the states of Nuevo León and Coahuila, where it grows in montane habitats.[1][3]

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

Description

Castilleja bella is a perennial, herbaceous, and hemiparasitic angiosperm that grows in montane habitats above altitudes of 2,500 meters above sea level.[3][4] It has erect stems that are typically under 10cm in height, and its inflorescences consists of bracts in shades of bright red.

  • Castilleja bella is an especially low-growing member of the Castilleja genus.
  • Castilleja bella species has hirsute, brightly colored bracts.
  • Castilleja bella bracts and flower parts.
  • Castilleja bella grows in rocky, high-elevation habitats.
  • Castilleja bella bracts tightly envelope its flower parts.
  • Castilleja bella on Cerro El Potosí.

References
  1. "Castilleja bella". Kew Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2022-04-29.
  2. "Pincel de Indio de Arteaga". iNaturalistEc. Retrieved 2022-04-29.
  3. Velazco-Macías, G.; Alanís Flores, G.; Alvarado Vázquez, M. A.; Ramírez Freire, L.; Velazco Macías, C. G.; Foroughbakhch Pournavab, R. (August 2011). "Flora endémica de Nuevo León, México y estados colindantes". Institute of Texas Journal of the Botanical Research. 5 (1). Retrieved 2022-04-29.
  4. Villarreal Quintanilla, J.A.; Estrada Castillón, E. (2008). Flora de Nuevo León. Listados florísticos de México No. XXIV (in Spanish). Instituto de Biología, U.N.A.M. México. ISBN 978-6072000575.


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