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Title	Golden Paintbrush (CALE)
Alternative Title	Castilleja levisecta
Contact	mailto:nctcimages@fws.gov
Creator	USFWS
Description	Golden paintbrush is a perennial herb in the figwort or snapdragon family (Scrophulariaceae). It often has from 5-to-15 unbranched stems. The stems may be erect or spreading, in the latter case giving the appearance of being several plants, especially when in tall grass. Plants are up to 30 cm (12 inches) tall and are covered with soft, somewhat sticky hairs. The lower leaves are broader, with 1-to-3 pairs of short lateral lobes near the terminal third. The showy bracts are about the same width as the upper leaves, softly hairy and sticky, and are golden yellow. The bracts effectively hide the flowers. Reasons for Decline Threats to golden paintbrush include habitat modification as succession causes prairies and grasslands to become shrub and forest lands; development for commercial, residential, and agricultural use; low potential for expansion of golden paintbrush populations and their refugia because existing habitat is constricted; and recreational picking and herbivory.
FWS Resource Links	http://ecos.fws.gov/speciesProfile/profile/speciesProfile.action?spcode=Q26U; http://www.fws.gov/oregonfwo/Species/Data/GoldenPaintbrush/
Subject	Plants Endangered and/or Threatened species
Location	Washington
Publisher	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Contributors	Western Washington Fish & Wildlife Office
Date of Original	2009-08-27
Type	Still Image
Format	JPG
Source	NCTC Image Library
Rights	Public Domain
File Size	1365414 Bytes
Height	884
Width	1351
Color Space	RGB
Full Resolution File Size	2000 Pixels Per Inch
Original Filename	rockyCALE96.jpg
Full resolution	Volume265/rockyCALE96-0.jpg http://digitalmedia.fws.gov/FullRes/natdiglib/Volume265/rockyCALE96-0.jpg
Date created	2011-06-10
Date modified	2015-05-19