Scientific name: Castilleja affinis subsp. affinis

Family: Broomrape or Orobanchaceae

Genus: Castilleja

Blooms: Mar–June

Plant Height: 15–60 cm

Habitat: Wooded or brushy slopes

About: A common paintbrush, especially near the coast, with flowers that are generally bright red or reddish-orange. What appear to be petals are in fact bracts. The flowers are thin green tubes (red on the underside) that extend out of the red-tipped green calyxes.

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