| Family | OROBANCHACEAE |
| Genus species | Castilleja fissifolia L.f. |
| Bibliography | Suppl. Pl. 293 (1782) |
| Native Range | Venezuela to w. South America |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 2000-5200m |
| Description | pubescent, leaves pinnatifid or incised, rarely entire, flowers in raceme, calyx 2-4-dentate, lobes obtuse or acute, corolla equally long as calyx |
| Size | 10-35cm |
| Color | red |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | shrub |
| Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Castilleja breviflora Benth. Castilleja coronopifolia Vent. Castilleja divaricata Benth. Castilleja fissifolia var. angustifolia Benth. Castilleja fissifolia var. breviflora (Benth.) Wedd. Castilleja fissifolia subvar. coronopifolia (Vent.) Wedd. Castilleja fissifolia var. divaricata (Benth.) Wedd. Castilleja fissifolia var. fruticosa Wedd. Castilleja fissifolia ssp. fruticosa (Wedd.) Melch. Castilleja fissifolia subvar. hispidior Wedd. Castilleja fissifolia var. longifolia Benth. Castilleja fissifolia subvar. longifolia (Benth.) Wedd. Castilleja fissifolia subvar. stricta (Benth.) Wedd. Castilleja fissifolia subvar. tenuifolia Wedd. Castilleja stricta Benth. |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 82 Northern South America (VEN Venezuela) 83 Western South America (CLM Colombia, ECU Ecuador, PER Peru) |