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Castilleja rhexiifolia (Indian Paintbrush) — RMBL Knowledge Commons

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Castilleja rhexiifolia

Common names: Indian Paintbrush

Taxonomy: Plantae > Tracheophyta > Magnoliopsida > Lamiales > Orobanchaceae

Roles: habitat component

ITIS TSN: 33164

External: RMBL Collections · iNaturalist · iDigBio · GenBank

Papers: 15 | Mentions: 21

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Knowledge graph centered on Castilleja rhexiifolia with 73 nodes and 128 connections. Top connected: Hummingbird, Bombus, Ipomopsis, Ligusticum porteri, Delphinium.

Publications (15)

Phylogeny does not predict the outcome of heterospecific pollen–pistil interactions in a species-rich alpine plant community

2025American Journal of BotanyRole: text_match

Picky eater? How different environmental factors affect broad-tailed hummingbirds’ (Selasphorus platycercus) foraging patterns in the Rocky Mountains

2025Role: text_match

Host specificity of hemiparasitic Castilleja and its influence on plant community diversity.

2023Role: text_match

Birds Perceive More Intraspecific Color Variation in Bird-Pollinated Than Bee-Pollinated Flowers

2020Frontiers in Plant Science. doi 10.3389/fpls.2020.590347Role: text_match

Parasitism modifies the direct effects of warming on a hemiparasite and its host

2019PLOS ONERole: text_match

The Role of <i>Castilleja spp.</i> In Plant and Mycorrhizae Communities Within Various Climates

2017Role: text_match

The Changing Floral Color Landscape Across an Alpine Elevation Gradient

2016Role: text_match

Documents (2)

Four Wheel Drive

environmental assessment

Sheep Grazing above Timberline in the San Juan National Forest

Co-occurring Species

Castilleja

Orobanchaceae16 shared papers

Delphinium

Ranunculaceae7 shared papers

Hummingbird

6 shared papers

Castilleja linariifolia

Orobanchaceae6 shared papers

Mertensia

Boraginaceae6 shared papers

Ipomopsis

Polemoniaceae6 shared papers

Aquilegia coerulea

Ranunculaceae5 shared papers

Delphinium nuttallianum

Ranunculaceae5 shared papers

Lupinus

Fabaceae5 shared papers

Penstemon

Plantaginaceae5 shared papers

Effects of Alpine Shrub Cover on Territorial Male White-Crown Sparrows Densities.

2015Role: text_match

Stimulation of flower nectar replenishment by removal: a survey of eleven animal-pollinated plant species

2014Journal of Pollination EcologyRole: text_match

Polyploidy in Indian paintbrush (<i>Castilleja</i>; Orobanchaccae) species shapes but does not prevent gene flow across species boundaries

2012American Journal of BotanyRole: text_match

Ant presences alter plants: The impact <i>Formica obscuripes</i> presence on plants and soil micro-anthropod diversity

2011Role: text_match

Tangled trios?: Characterizing a hybrid zone in <i>Castilleja</i> (Orobanchaceae)

2009American Journal of BotanyRole: text_match

Context-dependent pollinator behavior: An explanation for patterns of hybridization among three species of Indian paintbrush

2007EvolutionRole: text_match

Hybridization and pollinator behavior in <i>Castilleja</i> (Orobanchaceae)

2006Role: text_match

Host effects on herbivory and pollination in a hemiparasitic plant

2002EcologyRole: text_match