genus Castilleja

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genus Castilleja - genus of western North and South American perennials often partially parasitic on roots of grassesCastilleia, Castilleja, genus Castilleiaasterid dicot genus - genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubsfamily Scrophulariaceae, figwort family, foxglove family, Scrophulariaceae - a family of dicotyledonous plants of the order Polemoniales; includes figwort and snapdragon and foxglove and toadflax and speedwell and mullein; in some classifications placed in the order Scrophularialespainted cup, Indian paintbrush - any of various plants of the genus Castilleja having dense spikes of hooded flowers with brightly colored bracts