Downy painted-cup

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Castilleja sessiliflora is a species of flowering plant in the broomrape family known by the common names downy paintbrush and downy paintedcup. It is native to the Great Plains of North America from southern Canada, through the central United States, to northern Mexico. It occurs as far west as the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains.

• It belongs to the Orobanchaceae family. ^iNaturalist
• USDA PLANTS describes it as an herb (forb) / a subshrub with a perennial life cycle. ^{USDA PLANTS}
• USDA PLANTS lists it as native in the lower 48 states and records it in 16 states. ^{USDA PLANTS}
• NatureServe lists it as native to South Dakota and North Dakota. ^NatureServe
• USDA PLANTS lists its flower color as yellow. ^{USDA PLANTS}
• USDA PLANTS gives its bloom period as mid spring. ^{USDA PLANTS}
• USDA PLANTS lists a mature height of about 1.3 ft. ^{USDA PLANTS}
• iNaturalist has 148 research-grade sightings of it in South Dakota, ranking #99 among the 108 flowers on our South Dakota list. ^iNaturalist
• iNaturalist has 106 research-grade sightings of it in North Dakota, ranking #66 among the 109 flowers on our North Dakota list. ^iNaturalist