purple owl’s-clover

Castilleja exserta

Member of owl’s clover
paintbrushes (genus Castilleja)
broomrape family (family Orobanchaceae)
dicots (class Magnoliopsida)
red purple, pink in flowering plants

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

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• corolla beak tip hooked, densely shaggy-hairy
• the spherical stigma is exserted on the side of the (hooked) corolla beak [example]
• common

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

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Chris’s observations: 51 (50 are research grade)

Locations:

• Henry Coe SP: 14
• Russian Ridge OSP: 8
• Rancho Cañada del Oro OSP: 5
• Sunol Wilderness RP: 5
• Santa Teresa CP: 4
• Máyyan 'Ooyákma Coyote Ridge OSP: 3
• Fremont Older OSP: 2
• Joseph D. Grant CP: 2
• Monte Bello OSP: 2
• Sierra Vista OSP: 2
• Skyline Ridge OSP: 2
• Fort Ord NM
• Hidden Villa, Los Altos Hills

Months:

• Mar.: 5
• Apr.: 21
• May: 15
• Jun.: 10

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

Bay Area species: iNaturalist – Calflora