Utah Valley University Herbarium

Label

Accession No. 09530 
Family Scrophulariaceae 
Species Castilleja miniata Douglas ex Hook.
Common name "giant red Indian paintbrush"
Collector Information R. Van Buren  (672)  21 July 2004 , with J. Cooper
Geography United States,  Utah, Summit County
Lat./Long. 40°  37' 22" N, 110°  57 ' 44" W at 8745 feet (2666 m)
Locality Highway 150, near Murdock Basin turnoff. 
Ecology mixed pine forest. 
Climate NCDC temperatures, daily high (red), daily average (green) and daily low (blue), from 1970 to 2000 at this location.   NCDC average monthly precipitation from 1970 to 2000 at this location.

Taxonomy


Synonyms recognized by ITIS (bold taxon is currently accepted):

     Castilleja miniata Dougl. ex Hook.

Common Name(s): giant red Indian paintbrush, great red Indian paintbrush, great red Indian-paintbrush, scarlet Indian paintbrush, scarlet paintbrush.

Taxonomic Hierarchy: (ITIS TSN=33069, click for more information and references)

        Kingdom: Plantae
            Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
                Division: Magnoliophyta
                    Class: Magnoliopsida
                        Subclass: Asteridae
                            Order: Scrophulariales
                                Family: Scrophulariaceae
                                    Genus: Castilleja
                                        Species: Castilleja miniata
                                                                                            

Images

Available images of this specimen (click to view):
specimen image: 09530s1.jpg

Images of other samples of the same species:
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01624
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04715
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04785
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05337
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06330
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06377
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06839
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07307
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07858
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09315
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11021
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11021
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11021
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13041
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13041
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13041

Nearby Accessions


Other accessions in the database collected near this one:

Accession Name Dist., dir.
02938 Aconitum columbianum  var. columbianum   "Columbian monkshood" same section
09532 Allium brevistylum      "shortstyle wild onion" same section
04690 Arnica latifolia      "broad-leaf arnica" 2544 ft. SE
14766 Artemisia tridentata  var. vaseyana  1.2 mi. S
15272 Betula glandulosa      "resin birch" 1289 ft. S
04714 Betula glandulosa      "resin birch" 2544 ft. SE
14763 Betula glandulosa     1855 ft. S
14427 Betula glandulosa     1045 ft. S
04653 Carex utriculata      "Northwest Territory sedge" 2544 ft. SE
04715 Castilleja miniata      "giant red Indian paintbrush" 2544 ft. SE
04662 Castilleja rhexiifolia      "meadow-beauty paintbrush" 2544 ft. SE
06566 Ceanothus velutinus      "snowbrush ceanothus" 1962 ft. S
14429 Ceanothus velutinus     1.6 mi. S
14756 Chimaphila umbellata     453 ft. N
04663 Gentiana calycosa      "Rainier pleated gentian" 2544 ft. SE
04651 Hierochloe odorata      "sweetgrass" 2544 ft. SE
07924 Kalmia microphylla      "alpine laurel" 1.6 mi. SW
14420 Ledum glandulosum     501 ft. N
14759 Ledum glandulosum     453 ft. N
15952 Nuphar polysepala     1.8 mi. N
15782 Nuphar polysepala     1.8 mi. N
15951 Nuphar polysepala     1.8 mi. N
02939 Pedicularis groenlandica      "elephanthead lousewort" same section
04691 Polygonum bistortoides      "American bistort" 2544 ft. SE
02289 Prunus virginiana      "chokecherry" 2579 ft. SE
14432 Pseudotsuga menziesii     1.6 mi. S
14423 Pyrola asarifolia     501 ft. N
14425 Pyrola secunda     501 ft. N
14426 Ribes viscosissimum  var. viscosissimum  1045 ft. S
15218 Salix       "willow" 1.9 mi. N
14762 Salix lucida     1855 ft. S
02287 Salix lucida  ssp. caudata   "greenleaf willow" 1.8 mi. N
02288 Salix lucida  ssp. caudata   "greenleaf willow" 1.8 mi. N
04661 Selaginella densa      "lesser spikemoss" 2544 ft. SE
14757 Shepherdia canadensis     453 ft. N
10914 Sorbus scopulina      "mountain-ash" 1.6 mi. S
04700 Sphagnum capillaceum     2544 ft. SE
14421 Vaccinium cespitosum     501 ft. N
14758 Vaccinium cespitosum     453 ft. N
14765 Vaccinium membranaceum     1855 ft. S
04660 Vaccinium scoparium      "grouse whortleberry" 2544 ft. SE
14424 Vaccinium scoparium     501 ft. N
04701 Vaccinium uliginosum      "bog blueberry" 2544 ft. SE
14764 Vaccinium uliginosum     1855 ft. S
14428 Vaccinium uliginosum     1045 ft. S

Locale


Nearby locations from the USGS Geographic Name Information System (GNIS) database:

Name County Dist., dir. Elevation (ft.) 7.5' Quad Name
Slate Gorge (Valley) Summit County, UT 0.9 mi. NE   Mirror Lake 
Slate Gorge Overlook (Locale) Summit County, UT 1.2 mi. NE 9013  Mirror Lake 
Buckeye Lake (Lake) Summit County, UT 1.2 mi. N 9686  Mirror Lake 
Smooth Rock Falls (Falls) Wasatch County, UT 1.4 mi. S 8501  Iron Mine Mountain 
Alexander Lake (Lake) Summit County, UT 1.2 mi. SW 9344  Iron Mine Mountain 
Duchesne Tunnel (Tunnel) Wasatch County, UT 1.3 mi. SE 10086  Iron Mine Mountain 
Spectacle Lake (Lake) Summit County, UT 1.2 mi. NW 9754  Mirror Lake 
Cobble Creek (Stream) Wasatch County, UT 1.6 mi. S   Iron Mine Mountain 
Trident Lake (Lake) Summit County, UT 1.8 mi. N 9810  Mirror Lake 
Blue Lake (Lake) Summit County, UT 1.9 mi. N 9991  Mirror Lake 
Beth Lake (Lake) Summit County, UT 2.1 mi. N 9781  Mirror Lake 
Upper Provo Bridge Picnic Area (Locale) Wasatch County, UT 1.9 mi. NE 9210  Mirror Lake 
Lambert Meadow (Flat) Summit County, UT 1.6 mi. W 9528  Iron Mine Mountain 
Cobblerest Campground (Locale) Wasatch County, UT 2.1 mi. S 8291  Iron Mine Mountain 
Haystack Lake (Lake) Summit County, UT 2.4 mi. N 9945  Mirror Lake 
Broadhead Lake (Lake) Wasatch County, UT 1.8 mi. E 9945  Iron Mine Mountain 
Shallow Lake (Lake) Summit County, UT 2.5 mi. N 9794  Mirror Lake 
Provo River Falls (Falls) Summit County, UT 2.5 mi. N 9348  Mirror Lake 
Provo River Falls Overlook (Locale) Wasatch County, UT 2.6 mi. N 9433  Mirror Lake 
Azure Lake (Lake) Summit County, UT 2.6 mi. N 10145  Mirror Lake 

Links

Taxon Links for species Castilleja miniata  Douglas ex Hook.

CalPhotos, Berkeley Digital Library Project

CNPS Manual of California Vegetation Database

USDA Plants database
University of Washington Herbarium: Plants of Washington (images)

Texas A&M University: Image Library (images)

Lady Bird Johnson's Wildflower Center

Google Images

External link to this species in the UVU Herbarium:
http://herbarium.UVU.edu/virtual/search.asp?taxon=Castilleja+miniata

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