| Family | OROBANCHACEAE |
| Genus species | Castilleja nubigena Kunth |
| Bibliography | Nov. Gen. Sp. [F.W.H.von Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & C.S.Kunth] 2: 330 (1818) |
| Native Range | nw. Venezuela to w. South America |
| Primary Biome | Montane Tropical |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 3900-5200m |
| Description | leaves alternate, sessile, densely hirsute, linear-lanceolate, 3-nerved, the upper entire, the basal linear, obtuse, flowers axillary, solitary, calyx ventricose |
| Size | 12-20cm |
| Color | red |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Castilleja fissifolia var. nubigena (Kunth) Wedd. Castilleja fissifolia ssp. nubigena (Kunth) Melch. Castilleja trifida Willd. ex Walp. |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 82 Northern South America (VEN Venezuela) 83 Western South America (BOL Bolivia, CLM Colombia, ECU Ecuador, PER Peru) |