|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Species Image Gallery (opens in a new window) |
|||||||||
| THE FIGWORT FAMILY | |||||||||
| The figwort family is very common in Saskatchewan. The leaves are usually opposite, though they may be alternate, whorled, or all basal. The leaf margin may be entire to pinnately or palmately lobed. The flowers are irregular and are commonly 2-lipped. The upper lip usually has two lobes and the lower lip three lobes. Each flower has two or four stamens. If four stamens are present, they are in two groups of two and are usually attached to the petals. The sepals and the petals are commonly fused together. In some species, large, brightly-coloured bracts hide the flowers. The fruit is a many-seeded capsule. | |||||||||
| RAUP’S INDIAN PAINTBRUSH | |||||||||
| LATIN NAME: Castilleja raupii | |||||||||
| WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE? | |||||||||
| Raup’s Indian paintbrush is an annual plant that grows up to 50 cm. The stem leaves are linear to lance-shaped. The flowers are usually hidden by the larger, violet-purple bracts. The fruit is a capsule. | |||||||||
| WHERE DOES IT GROW? | |||||||||
| Raup’s Indian paintbrush grows on upper lake beaches and moist forest-edge clearings. | |||||||||
| WHERE IS IT FOUND IN SASKATCHEWAN? | |||||||||
| This plant is found in northwestern Saskatchewan in the Athabasca Plain and Tazin Lake Upland ecoregions. | |||||||||
| WHY IS IT RARE? | |||||||||
| Raup’s Indian paintbrush is threatened because of extreme rarity in Saskatchewan. In addition, it is regionally restricted to the northern part of the province. No threats are known or anticipated for this species at the present time. | |||||||||
| HOW TO IDENTIFY RAUP’S INDIAN PAINTBRUSH | |||||||||
| * Are the bracts purplish? * Are the bracts large and covering the flowers? * Are the leaves linear or lance-shaped? * Did you find it in northwestern Saskatchewan? | |||||||||
| If you answered yes to all of these questions, you may have found Raup’s Indian paintbrush! | |||||||||
