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Shortstyle Indian paintbrush

Castilleja brevistyla

Also called Shortstyle Paintbrush, Short Styled Owl's Clover

Shortstyle Indian paintbrush
Photo: Stephen Laymon, Bureau of Land Management, Public domain
Family
Orobanchaceae (Orobanch family)
Grows as
Annual
Native range
SC. California
Climate
subtropical

About

Castilleja brevistyla is a species of Castilleja (Indian paintbrush) known by the common name shortstyle Indian paintbrush.

It is endemic to California, where it grows on the grassy mountain slopes surrounding the San Joaquin Valley.

Other Castilleja plants

Coast Indian paintbrush · Johnny-nip · Northwestern Indian paintbrush · Wavyleaf Indian paintbrush · Aquarius Plateau Indian paintbrush · Cobwebby Indian paintbrush · Attenuate Indian paintbrush · Castilleja beldingii · Castilleja bella · Vernal pool Indian paintbrush · Port Clarence Indian paintbrush · Christ's Indian paintbrush

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Castilleja brevistyla by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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