franciscan paintbrush

Castilleja subinclusa var. franciscana

Member of longleaf paintbrush (Castilleja subinclusa)
indian paintbrushes
paintbrushes (genus Castilleja)
broomrape family (family Orobanchaceae)
dicots (class Magnoliopsida)
red, salmon in flowering plants

Except for extremely rare examples that I don't expect to encounter, there are no other wild members of this species in the bay area.

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• ± puberulent to hairs long- and short-glandular
• corolla (including lower lip) generally curved out through abaxial calyx sinus [e.g. the yellow-green corolla droops out of the red calyx]
• leaves 30–80 mm, lanceolate; lobes 0–3 [lobes are rare?]
• peninsula from Thornewood north and east bay from Chabot north

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

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Chris’s observations: 4 (all are research grade)

Locations:

• Golden Gate National Recreation Area: 2
• San Pedro Valley CP: 2

Months:

• Jul.: 2
• Aug.: 0
• Sep.: 0
• Oct.: 1
• Nov.: 0
• Dec.: 0
• Jan.: 1

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Taxon info: iNaturalist – Calflora – CalPhotos – Jepson eFlora – FNA

Bay Area species: iNaturalist – Calflora