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Wight's Paintbrush

Castilleja wightii

Wight's Paintbrush
Photo: (c) Cricket Raspet, some rights reserved (CC BY), CC BY 4.0
Family
Orobanchaceae (Orobanch family)
Grows as
Perennial
Native range
NW. & CW. California
Climate
temperate

About

Castilleja wightii is a species of perennial herb native to coastal northern and central California in North America. It is commonly found in coastal scrub below 300 feet (91 m) elevation. The bract colors range from red to yellow, with some mixed-color populations.

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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Castilleja wightii 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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