Species of plant
Castilleja victoriae 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
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]
Close up of Castilleja victoriae flowers
Description
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
Castilleja victoriae is found exclusively in vernal pools and seeps associated with Garry oak ecosystems within 50 metres of the coast .[ 5] extirpated since the turn of the last century due to habitat loss and degradation .[ 8]
References
^ "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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