valley tassels

Castilleja attenuata

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

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• corolla beak straight, puberulent
• inflorescence 10–20 mm wide
• corolla linear, pouches ± 2 mm wide
• stigma included
• corolla white, purple-dotted
• CalPhotos shows that it may have dark purple spots, but no large area of pink
• scattered

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

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Chris’s observations: 4 (3 are research grade)

Locations:

• Edgewood Park & Natural Preserve
• Henry Coe SP
• Santa Teresa CP
• Stevens Creek CP

Months:

• Apr.: 3
• May: 1

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

Bay Area species: iNaturalist – Calflora