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Castilleja glandulifera
Also called Glandular Paintbrush
Gland Indian paintbrush is a short perennial wildflower native to subalpine areas of eastern Oregon, with a sticky, glandular upper stem. It is a wild species, not a common garden or houseplant, and it is a hemiparasite that draws some nutrients from the roots of neighboring plants.
Castilleja glandulifera, commonly called the glandular paintbrush or sticky paintbrush is a species of paintbrush.
Near endemic to the subalpine zones of eastern Oregon (Blue Mountains), with disjunct populations in California and Idaho.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Castilleja glandulifera by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
