Victoria's owl-clover
| Victoria's owl-clover | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Orobanchaceae |
| Genus: | Castilleja |
| Species: | C. victoriae
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| Binomial name | |
| Castilleja victoriae Fairbarns & J.M.Egger
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Castilleja victoriae is a species of flowering plant in the broomrape family known by the common names Victoria's owl-clover and Victoria's paintbrush.[3][4]
Distribution and range[edit]
Castilleja victoriae is endemic to a small region of southeastern Vancouver Island in British Columbia (near its namesake city of Victoria) and a single site in the San Juan Islands of Washington State. There are four or less extant populations in existence.[5]
Description[edit]
Stem leaves are alternate, lobed, and hairy, with no basal rosette. Upper leaves are deeply lobed, becoming purple-tipped floral bracts. Sepals form a five-lobed calyx, with petals forming two-lipped flowers measuring 10-18mm in length. Lower calyx lips are yellow with white tips, and upper lips are a creamy white. Fruits are brown capsules with two cells that split when ripe to reveal 30-70 seeds.[6][7]
Habitat[edit]
Castilleja victoriae is found exclusively in vernal pools and seeps associated with Garry oak ecosystems within 50 metres of the coast.[5] Four of its historical occurrences have been extirpated since the turn of the last century due to habitat loss and degradation.[8]
References[edit]
- ^ "Castilleja victoriae". NatureServe Explorer. NatureServe. 2012-08-27. Retrieved 2024-07-01.
- ^ "Victoria's Owl-clover". Species at risk public registry - Species search. Government of Canada. 2012-06-20. Retrieved 2024-07-01.
- ^ Fairbarns, Matt; Egger, J. Mark (2007). "Castilleja Victoriae (orobanchaceae): A New Rare Species from Southeastern Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, and the Adjacent San Juan Islands, Washington, U.s.a." Madroño. 54 (4): 334–342. doi:10.3120/0024-9637(2007)54[334:CVOANR]2.0.CO;2. ISSN 0024-9637. JSTOR 41426369.
- ^ "Castilleja victoriae (Victoria's Paintbrush)". iNaturalist Canada. Retrieved 2024-01-27.
- ^ a b Government of Canada, Public Services and Procurement Canada (2002-07-01). "COSEWIC assessment and status report on the Victoria's Owl-clover, Castilleja victoriae, in Canada .: CW69-14/610-2010E-PDF - Government of Canada Publications - Canada.ca". publications.gc.ca. Retrieved 2024-01-28.
- ^ "Species at risk registry". species-registry.canada.ca. Retrieved 2024-07-02.
- ^ "E-Flora BC Atlas Page - Castilleja victoriae". linnet.geog.ubc.ca. Retrieved 2024-07-02.
- ^ "BC Conservation Data Centre: Conservation Status Report | Castilleja victoriae". a100.gov.bc.ca. Retrieved 2024-07-02.
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