| Castilleja kraliana | |
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| Castilleja kraliana in flower | |
| Conservation status | |
 Imperiled (NatureServe) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Orobanchaceae |
| Genus: | Castilleja |
| Species: | C. kraliana |
| Binomial name | |
| Castilleja kraliana J.R.Allison | |
Castilleja kraliana, is a species of flowering plant in the family Orobanchaceae known by the common names Cahaba paintbrush or Cahaba Indian paintbrush.
Description
This species has a fibrous root system along an erect, green stem that is pubescent and contains short-stalked glands. The stems are also solitary and may be branched from the mid-stem. Basal leaves are often purple in color, oblanceolate, and unlobed with flat margins. Cauline leaves range from linear to linear-lanceolate with 3-5 lobes. Flowers are attached at the base by a large, green bract. They are bright yellow towards the apex. Each flower contains four sepals that form a yellow tube at the tip and white or light green at the base. The corolla contains five yellow-green petals which form a tube. The fruit is a capsule containing many small seeds.
Habitat
It is endemic to Ketona Dolomite outcrops in Bibb County, Alabama.
References
- "Castilleja kraliana. NatureServe Explorer 2.0".
- ^ "Castilleja kraliana - Species Page - APA: Alabama Plant Atlas".
- ^ "Castilleja kraliana - FNA".
- Allison, James R.; Stevens, Timothy E. (2001). "Vascular Flora of Ketona Dolomite Outcrops in Bibb County, Alabama" (PDF). Castanea. 66 (1/2): 154–205. JSTOR 4033889.
- "ITIS - Report: Castilleja kraliana".
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