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Castilleja sulphurea

Castilleja sulphurea

9.9
A flowering plant with ragged pale yellow flowers in moist mountain meadows
  • noun
  • Specialized
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  • The moist meadows were dotted with Castilleja sulphurea every spring.

Examples

  • During our hike, we spotted a cluster of Castilleja sulphurea growing alongside the trail.

  • Botanists are interested in Castilleja sulphurea because of its unique yellow blooms.

  • The Castilleja sulphurea blooms beautifully in the spring.

  • Many gardeners love the Castilleja sulphurea for its striking flowers.

  • During our hike, we spotted a cluster of Castilleja sulphurea growing alongside the trail.

  • The moist meadows were dotted with Castilleja sulphurea every spring.

  • Many gardeners love the Castilleja sulphurea for its striking flowers.

Synonyms

sulfur paintbrush
vsCastilleja sulphurea
  • US
9.9

A plant with ragged clusters of pale yellow flowers in moist high meadows

is native to those meadows rather than merely present there

Surface Forms

Castilleja sulphurea singular
Castilleja sulphureas plural

Morphology

Castilleja + sulphurea

This binomial is compositional: it combines a genus name (Castilleja, a flowering-plant group) with a specific epithet that describes a trait. If a learner knows 'Castilleja' as a plant genus and understands 'sulphurea' as 'sulfur-yellow' (even though it may be absent from a general dictionary), they can infer it denotes a yellow-flowered Castilleja; botanical Latin naming is a predictable, cross-linguistic convention.

Etymology

Castilleja sulphurea may be named for an early botanist called Castilleja, while the second word sulphurea means 'sulfur-yellow'. The name gives a simple picture: a plant tied to a person with pale yellow, ragged flower clusters, which helps you remember its yellow blooms.