Castilleja Mendocinensis, Mendocino Coast Indian Paintbrush
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Common name:
Mendocino Coast indian paintbrush
Family:
Scientific name:
Castilleja mendocinensis
Main flower color:
Range:
Small areas of coastal north California
Height:
Between 16 and 24 inches
Habitat:
Coastal bluffs and scrubland, below 300 feet
Leaves:
Thick, round to oblong, up to 0.8 inches long. Entire or divided into three lobes
Season:
May to August
Like many coastal plants, castilleja mendocinensis has thick, fleshy leaves; these are green to purplish in color, rounded in shape, and covered by long white hairs, non-glandular; bracts and stems are similarly hairy. Leaves are usually unlobed. Stems grow upright or at an angle, and branch readily.
The inflorescence is relatively compact, extending between 2 and 7 inches at the top of the stem. The red to orange/red bracts are a little less than one inch long, generally obovate in shape, sometimes with two small side lobes. The red calyces are about one inch long, divided on both sides by half their length, while the tubular, greenish-yellow corollas are around twice as long.
This a rare plant, and as its species name suggests, is mostly restricted to the coast of Mendocino County, north California.
The inflorescence is relatively compact, extending between 2 and 7 inches at the top of the stem. The red to orange/red bracts are a little less than one inch long, generally obovate in shape, sometimes with two small side lobes. The red calyces are about one inch long, divided on both sides by half their length, while the tubular, greenish-yellow corollas are around twice as long.
This a rare plant, and as its species name suggests, is mostly restricted to the coast of Mendocino County, north California.
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