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Castilleja exserta

Escobita; Purple Owl's-clover; Exserted Indian Paintbrush

A member of the Scrophulariaceae, the Figwort Family

Inflorescence of Castilleja exserta, near Theodore Roosevelt Lake, Tonto National Forest.

Inflorescence detail from image below.

Tonto National Forest: Cholla Campground, at ca. 2200 feet elevation; near Theodore Roosevelt Lake.

12 April 2005.

 

Habit of Castilleja exserta, near Theodore Roosevelt Lake, Tonto National Forest.

Habit, in bloom.

Same plant as in prior image.

12 April 2005.

 

Habit of Castilleja exserta, near Theodore Roosevelt Lake, Tonto National Forest.

Habit, in bloom.

Same vicinity as prior image.

11 April 2005.


Photographs copyright © Lee Dittmann

This page created 16 July 2005; revised 4 July 2008.

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