Marina Dunes Preserve

Scientific name:

Castilleja latifolia

Family: Castilleja

Blooms: Mar - Sept

Plant Height: 30 – 60 cm

Habitat: Sandy places by coast, rarely inland

About: This is the most common paintbrush by the immediate coast, distinguished by its bracts which are broad, wedge-shaped to obovate, and generally unlobed. Inflorescences vary in color, including bright red, orange-red and yellow. The plant is hairy, gray-green with short broad leaves, becoming purple with age.

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