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Morphology
- Stem
- Erect or ascending, clustered, simple to few-branched, woolly-hairy.
- Leaves
- Alternate, simple, sessile, linear to lanceolate, 1.25 to 2.5 inches long, with 1-3 pairs of narrow lateral lobes.
- Inflorescence
- Spikes, dense, bright yellow or greenish yellow, terminal.
- Flower
- Subtended by prominent, leafy bracts, 1 or 2 pairs of narrow lobes at sides, tips lemon yellow; calyces 1 to 1 1/3 inches long, cleft into lobes that terminate in linear-lanceolate segments, concealing corollas; corollas 2-lipped, upper lip folded, longer than lower lip, deep green with yellow margins, lower lip widely flaring, green with yellow tip; stamens 4, in 2 pairs.
- Fruit
- Capsules, egg-shaped, woody; seeds numerous, small, angular.
Ecology
- Habitat
- Dry rocky or sandy bluffs and prairie hills.
- Distribution
- Principally southwest 1/4 of Kansas.
Additional Notes
Comments
Lemon paintbrush is partially parasitic on the roots of other plants.
Quick Facts
- Plant Type
- Wildflower
- Family
- Orobanchaceae - Broomrape Family
- Life Span
- Perennial
- Height
- 4-16 inches
- Last Updated
- 2025-02-15
Color Groups
Yellow Wildflowers
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Blooms: April, May, June