From Plant Press Vol. 16 no. 2
The second botanical treasure is Castilleja lanata (US 93751) collected during the Mexican Boundary Survey.
The specimen of Castilleja lanata Gray was collected along the border of the United States and Mexico during a survey to establish the boundary with large stone markers during and immediately following the U.S.-Mexican War (1846-1848). The U.S. National Herbarium maintains tens of thousands of plant specimens collected during scores of pre-1900 expeditions, surveys, and voyages of discovery. They forever link biodiversity with events that define the growth of our country as well as global exploration.
The Sierra woolly Indian paintbrush is a hemiparasitic perennial herb found in the deserts of the US-Mexico border from Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas into northern Mexico.
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