Castilleja coccinea

Classification	Dicots
Family	Orobanchaceae
Family (Traditional)	Scrophulariaceae
Genus	Castilleja
Species:	Castilleja coccinea (L.) Spreng.
Common Name	Scarlet Indian Paintbrush
Growth Habit	forb
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: 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
Status	Native; AGCP (FAC), EMP (FAC) (NWPL); TN[SNR] KY[S1] (State Rank); G5 (Global Rank)
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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 - 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

Interior River Valleys and Hills
- Shawnee / Caseyville Hills
Mississippi Alluvial Plain
Mississippi Valley Loess Plains
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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, HTTU, TENN, MTSU, UOS, UCHT, ETSU

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
APSC0002772	Bledsoe	Tennessee	11 Jun 1990	VE McNeilus 90-252	APSC Castilleja coccinea
TENN-V-0198156	Bledsoe	Tennessee			TENN Castilleja coccinea
TENN-V-0198157	Bledsoe	Tennessee			TENN Castilleja coccinea
TENN-V-0198159	Bledsoe	Tennessee			TENN Castilleja coccinea
TENN-V-0198158	Bledsoe	Tennessee			TENN Castilleja coccinea
31234100734548	Carter	Kentucky		M. Evans	EKY Castilleja coccinea
ETSU035000	Carter	Tennessee			ETSU Castilleja coccinea
ETSU035002	Carter	Tennessee			ETSU Castilleja coccinea
ETSU034997	Carter	Tennessee			ETSU Castilleja coccinea
APSC0085731	Coffee	Tennessee	11 May 1982	M. Medley 4433-82	APSC Castilleja coccinea

Castilleja coccinea

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