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Orobanchaceae[HC, HC2](Broom-Rape Family)
Synonyms: (none)

Notes: Castilleja, Cordylanthus, Orthocarpus, and Triphysaria edited and annotated by Mark Egger (m.egger@comcast.net).

For the genus Castilleja, only basionyms and synonyms based on material collected in WA and/or historically treated as occurring in WA in the literature are included in the present synonomy.

Family information last updated 1/14/2010 by David Giblin.

Taxon (native taxa in boldface)
Common Names
# Synonyms
Aphyllon californicum (Cham. & Schltdl.) A. Gray[HC2]
California broomrape
2 synonyms
ssp. californicum[HC2]
California broomrape
2 synonyms
ssp. grayanum (Beck) A.C. Schneid.[HC2]
Gray's California broomrape
4 synonyms
Aphyllon corymbosum (Rydb.) A.C. Schneid.[HC2]
flat-topped broomrape
2 synonyms
ssp. corymbosum[HC2]
flat-topped broomrape
2 synonyms
ssp. mutabile (Heckard) A.C. Schneid.[HC2]
flat-topped broomrape
1 synonym
Aphyllon epigalium Colwell & A.C. Schneid.[HC2]
 
0 synonyms
ssp. epigalium[HC2]
 
0 synonyms
Aphyllon fasciculatum (Nutt.) Torr. & A. Gray[HC2]
clustered broomrape
8 synonyms
Aphyllon ludovicianum (Nutt.) A. Gray[HC2]
Louisiana broomrape, Suksdorf's broomrape
8 synonyms
Aphyllon pinorum (Geyer ex Hook.) A. Gray[HC2]
pine broomrape, pinewoods broomrape
3 synonyms
Aphyllon purpureum (A. Heller) Holub[HC2]
 
8 synonyms
Aphyllon uniflorum (L.) Torr. & A. Gray[HC2]
naked broom-rape, naked broomrape
4 synonyms
Bellardia viscosa (L.) Fisch. & C.A. Mey.[Draft FNA, HC2]
yellow glandweed
1 synonym
Castilleja ambigua Hook. & Arn.[HC2]
paintbrush owl-clover
0 synonyms
var. ambigua[HC2]
salt-marsh paintbrush
2 synonyms
Castilleja angustifolia (Nutt.) G. Don[HC, HC2]
northwestern paintbrush
0 synonyms
var. angustifolia[HC2]
 
0 synonyms
Castilleja applegatei Fernald[HC, HC2]
Applegate's paintbrush, wavy-leaved paintbrush
0 synonyms
var. applegatei[HC, HC2]
 
0 synonyms
var. pinetorum (Fernald) N.H. Holmgren[HC2]
 
1 synonym
Castilleja arachnoidea Greenm.[HC, HC2]
cobwebby paintbrush, cotton paintbrush
0 synonyms
Castilleja attenuata (A. Gray) T.I. Chuang & Heckard[HC2, JPM]
attenuate paintbrush, valley-tassels
1 synonym
Castilleja campestris (Benth.) T.I. Chuang & Heckard[HC2]
vernal pool Indian-paintbrush, field owl-clover
0 synonyms
var. campestris[HC2]
 
0 synonyms
Castilleja cervina Greenm.[HC, HC2]
deer paintbrush
0 synonyms
Castilleja chambersii M. Egger & Meinke[HC2]
Chambers's Indian paintbrush
0 synonyms
Castilleja chlorotica Piper[HC, HC2]
green-tinged paintbrush
0 synonyms
Castilleja chromosa A. Nelson[HC, HC2]
desert paintbrush
0 synonyms
Castilleja chrysantha Greenm.[HC, HC2]
common Wallowa paintbrush, yellow Wallowa paintbrush
0 synonyms
Castilleja covilleana L.F. Hend.[HC, HC2]
Rocky Mountain paintbrush
0 synonyms
Castilleja crista-galli Rydb.[HC, HC2]
cocks-comb paintbrush
0 synonyms
Castilleja cryptantha Pennell & G.N. Jones[HC, HC2]
obscure paintbrush
0 synonyms
Castilleja cusickii Greenm.[HC, HC2]
Cusick's paintbrush
4 synonyms
Castilleja elmeri Fernald[HC, HC2]
Elmer's paintbrush
1 synonym
Castilleja exserta (A. Heller) T.I. Chuang & Heckard[HC2]
 
0 synonyms
var. exserta[HC2, JPM, KZ99]
purple owl-clover
1 synonym
Castilleja flava S. Watson[HC, HC2]
 
0 synonyms
var. flava[HC2]
yellow paintbrush
0 synonyms
var. rustica (Piper) N.H. Holmgren[HC2]
rural paintbrush, rustic paintbrush
1 synonym
Castilleja fraterna Greenm.[HC, HC2]
fraternal paintbrush
0 synonyms
Castilleja glandulifera Pennell[HC, HC2]
glandular paintbrush
0 synonyms
Castilleja gracillima Rydb.[HC, HC2]
slender paintbrush
0 synonyms
Castilleja hispida Benth.[HC, HC2]
harsh paintbrush
0 synonyms
var. acuta (Pennell) Ownbey[HC, HC2]
acute paintbrush, harsh paintbrush
2 synonyms
var. hispida[HC, HC2]
harsh paintbrush
3 synonyms
Castilleja kerryana J.M. Egger[HC2]
Kerry's paintbrush
0 synonyms
Castilleja levisecta Greenm.[HC, HC2]
golden paintbrush
0 synonyms
Castilleja linariifolia Benth.[HC2]
narrow-leaved paintbrush, Wyoming paintbrush
1 synonym
Castilleja litoralis Pennell[HC, HC2]
coast paintbrush, Pacific paintbrush
1 synonym
Castilleja lutescens (Greenm.) Rydb.[HC, HC2]
yellow paintbrush
1 synonym
Castilleja miniata Douglas ex Hook.[HC, HC2]
common paintbrush, scarlet paintbrush
0 synonyms
var. dixonii (Fernald) A. Nelson & J.F. Macbr.[HC, HC2]
Dixon's paintbrush
2 synonyms
var. miniata[HC, HC2]
scarlet paintbrush
2 synonyms
Castilleja minor (A. Gray) A. Gray[HC2, JPM]
annual paintbrush
0 synonyms
var. exilis (A. Gray) J.M. Egger[HC2]
seep paintbrush
2 synonyms
Castilleja nivea Pennell & Ownbey[HC, HC2]
snow paintbrush
0 synonyms
Castilleja occidentalis Torr.[HC, HC2]
western paintbrush
0 synonyms
Castilleja oresbia Greenm.[HC, HC2]
pale Wallowa paintbrush
0 synonyms
Castilleja pallescens (A. Gray) Greenm.[HC, HC2]
pale paintbrush
0 synonyms
var. inverta (A. Nelson & J.F. Macbr.) Edwin[HC2]
dwarf pale paintbrush
1 synonym
var. pallescens[HC2]
 
0 synonyms
Castilleja parviflora Bong.[HC, HC2]
small-flowered paintbrush
0 synonyms
var. albida (Pennell) Ownbey[HC, HC2]
mountain Indian paintbrush
1 synonym
var. olympica (G.N. Jones) Ownbey[HC, HC2]
Olympic paintbrush
2 synonyms
var. oreopola (Greenm.) Ownbey[HC, HC2]
magenta paintbrush
2 synonyms
var. parviflora[HC2]
small-flowered paintbrush
0 synonyms
Castilleja peckiana Pennell[HC2]
Peck's paintbrush
0 synonyms
Castilleja pilosa (S. Watson) Rydb.[HC, HC2]
hairy paintbrush, white paintbrush
0 synonyms
var. longispica (A. Nelson) N.H. Holmgren[HC2]
 
1 synonym
var. pilosa[HC2]
 
1 synonym
Castilleja pruinosa Fernald[HC, HC2]
frosted paintbrush, pruinose paintbrush
0 synonyms
Castilleja puberula Rydb.[HC2]
alpine paintbrush
0 synonyms
Castilleja pulchella Rydb.[HC, HC2]
showy paintbrush
0 synonyms
Castilleja rhexiifolia Rydb.[HC2]
rhexia-leaved paintbrush
1 synonym
Castilleja rubida Piper[HC, HC2]
purple alpine paintbrush
0 synonyms
Castilleja rupicola Piper ex Fernald[HC, HC2]
cliff paintbrush
0 synonyms
Castilleja septentrionalis Lindl.[HC2]
sulfur paintbrush
1 synonym
Castilleja sessiliflora Pursh[HC, HC2]
downy painted-cup
0 synonyms
Castilleja suksdorfii A. Gray[HC, HC2]
Suksdorf's paintbrush
0 synonyms
Castilleja tenuis (A. Heller) T.I. Chuang & Heckard[HC2, JPM]
thin paintbrush
4 synonyms
Castilleja thompsonii Pennell[HC, HC2]
Thompson's paintbrush
1 synonym
Castilleja unalaschcensis (Cham. & Schltdl.) Malte[HC2]
coastal paintbrush
0 synonyms
Castilleja victoriae Fairbarns & J.M. Egger[HC2]
Victoria's paintbrush
0 synonyms
Castilleja viscidula A. Gray[HC, HC2]
sticky paintbrush
0 synonyms
Castilleja xanthotricha Pennell[HC, HC2]
yellow-hairy paintbrush
0 synonyms
Chloropyron maritimum (Nutt. ex Benth.) A. Heller[HC2]
alkali birdbeak
0 synonyms
ssp. palustre (Behr) Tank & J.M. Egger[HC2]
 
0 synonyms
Cordylanthus capitatus Nutt. ex Benth.[HC, HC2]
Yakima bird's-beak
0 synonyms
Cordylanthus ramosus Nutt. ex Benth.[HC, HC2]
bushy birdbeak
0 synonyms
Euphrasia nemorosa (Pers.) Wallr.[HC2, IFBC]
common eyebright, hairy eyebright
6 synonyms
Euphrasia subarctica Raup[HC2]
northern euphrasia
1 synonym
Kopsiopsis hookeri (Walp.) Govaerts[HC2, JPM2]
small groundcone, Vancouver groundcone, poque
1 synonym
Melampyrum lineare Desr.[Draft FNA, HC, HC2]
narrow-leaved cow-wheat
0 synonyms
Odontites vulgaris Moench[Draft FNA, HC2]
red bartsia
1 synonym
Orobanche minor Sm.[HC, HC2]
hellroot
1 synonym
Orthocarpus barbatus J.S. Cotton[HC, HC2]
Grand Coulee owl-clover
0 synonyms
Orthocarpus bracteosus Benth.[HC, HC2]
rosy owl-clover
1 synonym
Orthocarpus imbricatus Torr. ex S. Watson[HC, HC2]
mountain owl-clover
0 synonyms
Orthocarpus luteus Nutt.[HC, HC2]
golden-tongue owl-clover
0 synonyms
Orthocarpus tenuifolius (Pursh) Benth.[HC, HC2]
narrow-leaved owl-clover, thin-leaved owl-clover
0 synonyms
Pedicularis attollens A. Gray[HC, HC2]
little elephant's head
0 synonyms
Pedicularis bracteosa Benth.[HC, HC2]
bracted lousewort
0 synonyms
var. atrosanguinea (Pennell & J.W. Thomp.) Cronquist[HC, HC2]
bracted lousewort
0 synonyms
var. bracteosa[HC, HC2]
bracted lousewort
1 synonym
var. canbyi (A. Gray) Cronquist[HC, HC2]
 
0 synonyms
var. flavida (Pennell) Cronquist[HC, HC2]
bracted lousewort
0 synonyms
var. latifolia (Pennell) Cronquist[HC, HC2]
bracted lousewort
2 synonyms
var. pachyrhiza (Pennell) Cronquist[HC, HC2]
bracted lousewort
0 synonyms
var. paysoniana (Pennell) Cronquist[HC, HC2]
 
0 synonyms
var. siifolia (Rydb.) Cronquist[HC, HC2]
bracted lousewort
0 synonyms
Pedicularis contorta Benth.[HC, HC2]
white coiled-beak lousewort
0 synonyms
var. contorta[HC, HC2]
white-coiled beak lousewort
0 synonyms
var. ctenophora (Rydb.) A. Nelson & J.F. Macbr.[HC, HC2]
 
0 synonyms
var. rubicunda R.N. Reese[HC2]
 
0 synonyms
Pedicularis crenulata Benth.[HC2]
meadow lousewort
0 synonyms
Pedicularis cystopteridifolia Rydb.[HC, HC2]
fern-leaved lousewort
0 synonyms
Pedicularis groenlandica Retz.[HC, HC2]
bull elephant's-head
2 synonyms
Pedicularis langsdorffii Fisch. ex Steven[HC2]
langsdorf's lousewort
1 synonym
ssp. arctica (R. Br.) Pennell[HC2]
 
0 synonyms
Pedicularis ornithorhynchos Benth.[HC2]
duck's-bill, bird's-beak lousewort
1 synonym
Pedicularis parryi A. Gray[HC, HC2]
Parry's lousewort
0 synonyms
ssp. purpurea (Parry) G.D. Carr[HC2]
 
1 synonym
Pedicularis pulchella Pennell[Draft FNA, HC, HC2, Montana Flora]
pretty lousewort
0 synonyms
Pedicularis racemosa Douglas ex Benth.[HC, HC2]
leafy lousewort, sickletop lousewort
0 synonyms
var. alba (Pennell) Cronquist[HC, HC2]
sickletop lousewort
1 synonym
var. racemosa[HC, HC2]
sickletop lousewort
1 synonym
Pedicularis rainierensis Pennell & F.A. Warren[HC, HC2]
Mt. Rainier lousewort
0 synonyms
Rhinanthus minor L.[HC2, IFBC]
little yellow rattle
2 synonyms
ssp. groenlandicus (Chabert) Neum.[HC2]
 
0 synonyms
ssp. minor[HC2]
 
0 synonyms
Triphysaria eriantha (Benth.) T.I. Chuang & Heckard[HC2]
butter-and-eggs, Johnny-tuck owl-clover
1 synonym
ssp. eriantha[HC2, JPM, KZ99]
butter and eggs, johnny turk
0 synonyms
Triphysaria pusilla (Benth.) T.I. Chuang & Heckard[HC2, JPM]
dwarf owl-clover
1 synonym
Triphysaria versicolor Fisch. & C.A. Mey.[HC2]
bearded owl-clover
0 synonyms
ssp. versicolor[HC2]
 
0 synonyms
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