paintbrushes
genus Castilleja
Member of
broomrape family (family Orobanchaceae)
dicots (class Magnoliopsida)
flowering plants (subphylum Angiospermae)
Except for old historical records and extremely rare examples that I don't expect to encounter, there are no other wild species of this genus in the bay area.
“The genus name, which honors the Spanish botanist Domingo Castillejo, is usually pronounced cast-til-lay’-yah.” [source]
Toxicity of paint brush, painted cup (Castilleja spp.):
0 – Non-toxic.
9 observed taxons / 7 unobserved taxons / 4 keys
Chris’s observations: 194 (147 are research grade)
Locations:
- Henry Coe SP: 25
- Edgewood Park & Natural Preserve: 15
- Calero CP: 12
- Sunol Wilderness RP: 12
- Sweeney Ridge National Recreation Area: 11
- Castle Rock SP: 10
- Santa Teresa CP: 9
- Coyote Lake / Harvey Bear Ranch CP: 8
- Monte Bello OSP: 8
- Russian Ridge OSP: 8
- Almaden Quicksilver CP: 6
- Rancho Cañada del Oro OSP: 6
- Máyyan 'Ooyákma Coyote Ridge OSP: 5
- San Pedro Valley CP: 5
- Sierra Vista OSP: 5
- Skyline Ridge OSP: 5
- Big Basin SP: 4
- Joseph D. Grant CP: 4
- Stevens Creek CP: 4
- Point Lobos SP: 3
- San Bruno Mountain State & County Park: 3
- Foothills Nature Preserve, Palo Alto: 2
- Fremont Older OSP: 2
- Golden Gate National Recreation Area: 2
- Hidden Villa, Los Altos Hills: 2
- Long Ridge OSP: 2
- Alum Rock Park, San Jose
- Andrew Molera SP
- Coyote Valley OSP
- El Sereno OSP
- Fort Ord NM
- Garrapata SP
- McNee Ranch / Montara Mountain SP
- Murray Ranch SP
- Picchetti Ranch OSP
- Pinnacles NP
- Pleasanton Ridge RP
- Rancho San Antonio OSP
- San Jose, CA
- Sierra Azul; OSP
- UCSC Campus Natural Reserve
- Waterdog Lake & Open Space
Months:
- Jan.: 2
- Feb.: 4
- Mar.: 22
- Apr.: 66
- May: 53
- Jun.: 27
- Jul.: 11
- Aug.: 5
- Sep.: 1
- Oct.: 2
- Nov.: 1
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Taxon info:
iNaturalist
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Calflora
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Jepson eFlora
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FNA
Bay Area species:
iNaturalist
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Calflora
