Castilleja occidentalis Torr.

988 CASTILLEJA OOCIEENTALIS Torr.
Coll: R. Soreng, R. Spellenberg
28 July 1980
ALBERTA, Banff National Park, ca. 1/4 mi
E of Hwy. 93, ca. 60 mi. N of Banff,
just N of Bow Summit; Tp 32 R 18.
Shrub zone, at edge of wet nysadow in
spruce park; valley at 6700 ft.
On low hummocky ground between shrubs
and in disturbed soil along road.
With dominants: Potentilla fruticosa,
Salix barrattiana, S. glauca, Betula
pumila; also Kalmia, Picea, Hedysarum,
Pedicularis groenlandica, Solidago, Des-
champsia caespitosa, Helictotrichon,
Carex.
Bracts pale greenish-cream; galea
yellow-green; lower lip pale greenish-
cream.
Distribution: NY
03259676