Castilleja tenuis (A.Heller) T.I.Chuang & Heckard is a plant in the Orobanchaceae family, order Lamiales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Castilleja tenuis (A.Heller) T.I.Chuang & Heckard

Castilleja tenuis (A.Heller) T.I.Chuang & Heckard

Castilleja tenuis is a hairy annual herb up to 45 cm tall with colored bracts and white to bright yellow pouched flowers.

Family
Genus
Castilleja
Order
Lamiales
Class
Magnoliopsida
⚠️ Toxicity Note

Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.

About Castilleja tenuis (A.Heller) T.I.Chuang & Heckard

Castilleja tenuis is an annual herb that grows to a maximum height of around 45 centimeters. It ranges in color from green to purplish, and its surface is covered in hairs. Its inflorescence consists of many narrow bracts, and pouched flowers in colors from white to bright yellow emerge between these bracts.

Photo: (c) Tom Hilton, some rights reserved (CC BY) · cc-by

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Lamiales Orobanchaceae Castilleja

More from Orobanchaceae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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