Castilleja coccinea

ClassificationDicots
FamilyOrobanchaceae
Family (Traditional)Scrophulariaceae
GenusCastilleja
Species:Castilleja coccinea (L.) Spreng.
Common NameScarlet Indian Paintbrush
Growth Habitforb
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Natural Area Presence: BE; Natural Area Presence: GRSM; Natural Area Presence: LGS; Natural Area Presence: LRC; Duration: Annual; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: forb; Moisture Requirements: Xeric; Moisture Requirements: Sub-xeric; Moisture Requirements: Dry-mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic-Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Wetland; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: August; Reproductive Phenology: September; Reproductive Phenology: October; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Type: broadleaf; Leaflet Number: 0; Base Flower Color: Orange; Carpel Number/Pistil: 2; Fruit Complexity: Simple; Fruit Dehiscence: Yes; Fruit Type: Capsule; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Ovary Position: Superior; Overall Flower Symmetry: Zygomorphic; Petal Fusion: Yes; Petal Number: 2; Pistil Complexity: Compound; Pistil Number: 1; Placentation Type: Axillary; Sepal Number: 2; Sexuality: monoclinous; Sexuality: monoecious; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A; Stamen Number: 4
C value 10
StatusNative; AGCP (FAC), EMP (FAC) (NWPL); TN[SNR] KY[S1] (State Rank); G5 (Global Rank)
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** Not applicable or data not available.

Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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  • Counties
  • Counties - Species Present
Ecoregions
  • Southeastern Plains
    • Blackland Prarie
  • Blue Ridge Mountains
  • Ridge and Valley
  • Cumberland Plateau
  • Cumberland Mountains
  • Allegheny Plateau
  • Interior Plateau
    • Bluegrass Region
    • Nashville Basin
    • Pennyroyal Karst Plain
    • Western Highland Rim
    • Eastern Highland Rim

Synonyms

No synonyms exist for this species.

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Carter (KY), Larue (KY), Lewis (KY), Bledsoe (TN), Carter (TN), Coffee (TN), Cumberland (TN), Franklin (TN), Grundy (TN), Hamilton (TN), Jefferson (TN), Lewis (TN), Morgan (TN), Overton (TN), Putnam (TN), Roane (TN), Sevier (TN), Unicoi (TN), Van Buren (TN), Warren (TN), Williamson (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, EKY, ETSU, HTTU, MTSU, TENN, UCHT, UOS

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1974 - 2017

Accession No. (click for full details) County State Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
31234100661725 Van Buren Tennessee 25 Jul 1988 Henry R. DeSelm
EKY
Castilleja coccinea
31234100661733 Van Buren Tennessee 14 May 1989 Ronald L. Jones
6059
EKY
Castilleja coccinea
31234100734548 Carter Kentucky M. Evans
EKY
Castilleja coccinea
TENN-V-0198175 Roane Tennessee
TENN
Castilleja coccinea
TENN-V-0198161 Coffee Tennessee
TENN
Castilleja coccinea
TENN-V-0198176 Roane Tennessee
TENN
Castilleja coccinea
TENN-V-0198170 Lewis Tennessee
TENN
Castilleja coccinea
APSC0076121 Larue Kentucky 08 May 1991 Max Medley
APSC
Castilleja coccinea
HTTU011004 Warren Tennessee
HTTU
Castilleja coccinea
TENN-V-0198165 Coffee Tennessee
TENN
Castilleja coccinea
HTTU011002 Tennessee
HTTU
Castilleja coccinea
UOS04631 Grundy Tennessee 07 Apr 1974 Parkin Hunter
UOS
Castilleja coccinea
ETSU035000 Carter Tennessee
ETSU
Castilleja coccinea
ETSU008586 Unicoi Tennessee
ETSU
Castilleja coccinea
TENN-V-0198159 Bledsoe Tennessee
TENN
Castilleja coccinea
APSC0077297 Lewis Kentucky 07 May 1991 Max Medley
APSC
Castilleja coccinea
MTSU019425 Franklin Tennessee
MTSU
Castilleja coccinea
TENN-V-0198157 Bledsoe Tennessee
TENN
Castilleja coccinea
TENN-V-0198178 Roane Tennessee
TENN
Castilleja coccinea
TENN-V-0198164 Coffee Tennessee
TENN
Castilleja coccinea
TENN-V-0198174 Morgan Tennessee
TENN
Castilleja coccinea
TENN-V-0198160 Coffee Tennessee
TENN
Castilleja coccinea
APSC0076118 Lewis Kentucky 07 May 1991 Max Medley
APSC
Castilleja coccinea
HTTU011006 Putnam Tennessee
HTTU
Castilleja coccinea
MTSU019421 Coffee Tennessee
MTSU
Castilleja coccinea
UCHT034931 Hamilton Tennessee
UCHT
Castilleja coccinea
UCHT034930 Hamilton Tennessee
UCHT
Castilleja coccinea
TENN-V-0198180 Van Buren Tennessee
TENN
Castilleja coccinea
TENN-V-0198172 Morgan Tennessee
TENN
Castilleja coccinea
TENN-V-0198179 Sevier Tennessee
TENN
Castilleja coccinea
TENN-V-0198167 Cumberland Tennessee
TENN
Castilleja coccinea
TENN-V-0198163 Coffee Tennessee
TENN
Castilleja coccinea
TENN-V-0198158 Bledsoe Tennessee
TENN
Castilleja coccinea
TENN-V-0198177 Roane Tennessee
TENN
Castilleja coccinea
HTTU011007 Van Buren Tennessee
HTTU
Castilleja coccinea
MTSU019423 Van Buren Tennessee
MTSU
Castilleja coccinea
TENN-V-0198156 Bledsoe Tennessee
TENN
Castilleja coccinea
TENN-V-0198166 Cumberland Tennessee
TENN
Castilleja coccinea
TENN-V-0198182 Williamson Tennessee
TENN
Castilleja coccinea
TENN-V-0198181 Van Buren Tennessee
TENN
Castilleja coccinea
TENN-V-0198169 Jefferson Tennessee
TENN
Castilleja coccinea
APSC0077049 Coffee Tennessee 11 May 1982 Max E. Medley
04433-82
APSC
Castilleja coccinea
APSC0079936 Lewis Kentucky 30 Apr 1987 Max Medley
APSC
Castilleja coccinea
MTSU019422 Coffee Tennessee
MTSU
Castilleja coccinea
ETSU024962 Unicoi Tennessee 10 Jul 2017 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Castilleja coccinea
ETSU035002 Carter Tennessee
ETSU
Castilleja coccinea
31234100734506 Larue Kentucky Marc Evans
EKY
Castilleja coccinea
TENN-V-0198168 Grundy Tennessee
TENN
Castilleja coccinea
TENN-V-0198171 Lewis Tennessee
TENN
Castilleja coccinea
HTTU011005 Warren Tennessee
HTTU
Castilleja coccinea
ETSU034997 Carter Tennessee
ETSU
Castilleja coccinea
TENN-V-0198173 Morgan Tennessee
TENN
Castilleja coccinea
TENN-V-0198162 Coffee Tennessee
TENN
Castilleja coccinea
APSC0002772 Bledsoe Tennessee 11 Jun 1990 VE McNeilus
90-252
APSC
Castilleja coccinea
APSC0085731 Coffee Tennessee 11 May 1982 M. Medley
4433-82
APSC
Castilleja coccinea
HTTU011003 Overton Tennessee
HTTU
Castilleja coccinea
UCHT034932 Hamilton Tennessee
UCHT
Castilleja coccinea
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Plant Photos

Castilleja coccinea - Alaina Krakowiak
Castilleja coccinea - Alaina Krakowiak
Castilleja coccinea - Dwayne Estes
Castilleja coccinea - Dwayne Estes
Castilleja coccinea - Dwayne Estes
Castilleja coccinea - Dwayne Estes
Castilleja coccinea - Dwayne Estes
Castilleja coccinea - Dwayne Estes
Castilleja coccinea - Dwayne Estes
Castilleja coccinea - Dwayne Estes
Castilleja coccinea - Dwayne Estes
Castilleja coccinea - Dwayne Estes
Castilleja coccinea - Joey Shaw
Castilleja coccinea - Joey Shaw
Castilleja coccinea - Tara Littlefield
Castilleja coccinea - Tara Littlefield
Castilleja coccinea - Tara Littlefield
Castilleja coccinea - Tara Littlefield
Castilleja coccinea - Tara Littlefield
Castilleja coccinea - Tara Littlefield
Castilleja coccinea - Theo Witsell
Castilleja coccinea - Theo Witsell