camp martin paintbrush

Castilleja martini

Member of indian paintbrushes
paintbrushes (genus Castilleja)
broomrape family (family Orobanchaceae)
dicots (class Magnoliopsida)
flowering plants (subphylum Angiospermae)

This species has subspecies or variants that don't seem worth distinguishing.

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• plant glandular-puberulent to glandular-sticky-hairy proximal to inflorescence
• corolla not curved out through abaxial side of calyx sinus
• leaves 20–70 mm, ± lanceolate, generally wavy-margined
• Marin, Mt. Diablo, Sierra Azul, and scattered outside the bay area

Toxicity of paint brush, painted cup (Castilleja spp.):
0 – Non-toxic.

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Chris’s observations: none

Not all sites agree about the scientific name:

• Castilleja martini → iNaturalist – FNA
• Castilleja applegatei ssp. martinii → Calflora – CalPhotos – Jepson eFlora

Bay Area species: iNaturalist – Calflora