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Indian Paintbrush
( Castilleja affinis )
Castilleja affinis
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About Indian Paintbrush (Castilleja affinis)
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Indian Paintbrush is a species native to western North America from Washington to Baja California, where it grows on hills and mountains slopes along the coast and inland. This is a perennial herb growing an erect stem up to about 60 centimeters in maximum height. It is greenish to purple in color and may be hairless to quite hairy. The leaves are variable in shape and up to 8 centimeters long. The flower cluster is a series of leafs in shades of bright red to yellowish. Flowers appearing between the leafs are a bit longer and covered in hairs. They are green to purple lined with red or yellow. The fruit is a capsule just over a centimeter long. There are three subspecies of this plant (ssp. affinis, ssp. litoralis, & ssp. neglecta). Ssp. affinins (Coast Indian painbrush) occurs commonly throughout western North America from Washington to Baja California. Ssp. litoralis and ssp. neglecta are quite rare. Ssp. littoralis (Oregon Coast paintbrush) grows on the coastline of northern California and Oregon and ssp. neglecta (Tiburon paintbrush) is known from only a few occurrences in and around the San Francisco Bay Area and is a federally listed endangered species. Castilleja is a hemi-parasite, meaning that it derives some of its nutrients from a host plant.
Plant Description
Plant Type
Perennial herb, Annual herb
Size
2 ft tall
Form
Upright
Flower Color
Orange, Red, Yellow
Wildlife Supported
Is a non-specific host to Leanira Checkerspot (Chlosyne leanira) and Chalcedon Checkerspot (Euphydryas chalcedona) butterflies. Also attracts many native bees.
Butterflies & moths hosted ( 2
confirmed
, 13
likely
* )
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Leanira Checkerspot
Chlosyne leanira
Chlosyne leanira
Orange Tortrix Moth
Argyrotaenia franciscana
Argyrotaenia franciscana
*
Common Buckeye
Junonia coenia
Junonia coenia
*
Variable Checkerspot
Euphydryas chalcedona
Euphydryas chalcedona
*
Northern Checkerspot
Chlosyne palla
Chlosyne palla
*
Edith's Checkerspot
Euphydryas editha
Euphydryas editha
*
Anicia Checkerspot
Euphydryas anicia
Euphydryas anicia
Landscaping Information
Sun
Full Sun
Nurseries
Carried by 1
Ease of Care
Very Difficult
Cold Tolerance
Tolerates cold to 5° F
Soil Description
Rocky soil with sand.. Soil PH: 5.5 - 8.2
Common uses
Butterfly Gardens
Companion Plants
Plant alongside other plants of the coastal scrub/chapparal community, such as
Coyote Bush
(Bacharris Piluaris),
Coast Buckwheat
(
Eriogonum latifolium
), and
Checker Bloom
(
Sidalcea malviflora
).
Propagation
?
Since Castilleja is a hemi-parasite, planting it along with host plants such as lupine or bunch grasses may improve growth. Host plants are often very specific and can be difficult to choose, but try associates found in Castilleja's natural community such as Eriophyllum stachaedifolium (Lizard tail), Eriogonum parvifolium (Seacliff buckwheat), or Erigeron glaucus (Seaside daisy).
Natural Setting
Site Type
Sea bluffs, hillsides,dry places
Climate
Annual Precipitation: 6.5" - 153.2", Summer Precipitation: 0.14" - 5.92", Coldest Month: 29.5" - 57.3", Hottest Month: 52.0" - 80.9", Humidity: 0.02" - 29.36", Elevation: -253" - 9540"
Alternative Names
Common Names
: Coast Indian Paintbrush, Soft-leaved Indian Paintbrush, Softleaf Indian Paintbrush
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Castilleja affinis
Sources include:
Wikipedia
. All text shown in the "About" section of these pages is available under the
Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License
. Plant observation data provided by the participants of the
California Consortia of Herbaria
, Sunset information provided by
Jepson Flora Project
. Propogation from seed information provided by the
Santa Barbara Botanical Garden
from "Seed Propagation of Native California Plants" by Dara E. Emery. Sources of plant photos include
CalPhotos
,
Wikimedia Commons
, and independent plant photographers who have agreed to share their images with Calscape. Other general sources of information include
Calflora
,
CNPS Manual of Vegetation Online
,
Jepson Flora Project
,
Las Pilitas
,
Theodore Payne
,
Tree of Life
,
The Xerces Society
, and information provided by CNPS volunteer editors, with special thanks to Don Rideout. Climate data used in creation of plant range maps is from
PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University
, using 30 year (1981-2010) annual "normals" at an 800 meter spatial resolution.
Links:
Jepson eFlora Taxon Page
CalPhotos
Wikipedia
Calflora
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