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Organ Mountain Indian paintbrush

Scientific Name: Castilleja organorum

Family: Scrophulariaceae

Category: Dicot

Growth: Forb/herb

Duration: Perennial

Other Names:

       

Organ Mountain Indian Paintbrush (Castilleja organorum)

The Castilleja organorum, commonly known as the Organ Mountain Indian Paintbrush, is a forb/herb, meaning it is a non-woody plant that is not a grass.

Common Names

  • Organ Mountain Indian Paintbrush

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

  • Scientific Name: Castilleja organorum Standl.
  • Family: Scrophulariaceae
  • Taxonomic Status: Accepted
  • ITIS TSN: 33074

Distribution and Habitat

  • Primarily found in the Organ Mountains, near El Paso, and the Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument.
  • Observed in Aguirre Springs, Organ Mountains, New Mexico.
  • Also found in the Sacramento Mountains and the Chihuahuan desert.

Related Species

  • Castilleja annua Pennell - Fairbanks annual Indian paintbrush
  • Castilleja Blumeri - Rincon Indian paintbrush, Rincon Mountain Indian paintbrush
  • Castilleja dissitiflora - Mt. Hamilton Indian paintbrush
  • Castilleja integra - Wholeleaf Indian Paintbrush, Southwestern Indian Paintbrush
  • Castilleja affinis - Coast Indian paintbrush
  • Castilleja ambigua - Johnny-nip Indian paintbrush
  • Castilleja brevistyla
  • Castilleja chrymactis Pennell - Green Indian Paintbrush
  • Castilleja sulphurea - Sulphur Indian Paintbrush
  • Castilleja oresbia - Pale Wallowa Indian Paintbrush
  • Castilleja tenuiflora - Catalina Indian paintbrush
  • Castilleja lanata - Sierra woolly paintbrush
  • Castilleja parviflora
  • Castilleja linariaefolia (PERENNIAL growing to 0.6 m (2ft). The flowers are hermaphrodite)

Ecological Role

  • Some Castilleja species are partially or fully parasitic.