golden Indian paintbrush

Castilleja levisecta

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Castilleja levisecta is a rare species of flowering plant in the figwort family known by the common name golden paintbrush, or golden Indian paintbrush, listed under the Endangered Species Act in 1997. It is native to British Columbia and Washington, where it is known from eleven remaining populations. It occurred in Oregon but all natural occurrences there have been extirpated. It has been reintroduced to a few areas in Oregon, but it remains to be seen...

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  1. (c) USFWS Endangered Species, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY), http://www.flickr.com/photos/53349312@N07/5517581773
  2. (c) Wikipedia, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castilleja_levisecta

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