Castilleja affinis subsp. litoralis

Oregon coast paintbrush, Oregon Coast Paintbrush

Family: Orobanchaceae · Type: perennial · Native

Conservation status: CNPS 2B.2

Oregon coast paintbrush is a rare (CNPS 2B.2) California native perennial found in northern and central coastal California bioregions on generally dry sea bluffs at elevations below 160 meters. Flowering from May to August, this plant produces bright red to orange-red flowers in inflorescences 30 to 50 millimeters wide with distinctively obtuse bract lobes. Growing with slender stems to 30 to 50 centimeters tall, the plant is glabrous to sparsely puberulent with a delicate appearance. Its leaves are approximately 30 to 80 millimeters long, oblong in shape and generally entire, creating a clean, simple foliage structure. The flower's corolla ranges from 25 to 40 millimeters long, with a calyx 20 to 25 millimeters in length featuring obtuse lobes.

Habitat: Generally dry sea bluffs

Bloom period: May-Aug

Elevation: < 160 m

Bioregions: n&ampc NCo

California counties: Humboldt, Mendocino, Del Norte, Alameda, San Mateo

Data from The California Species Project — 14,000+ California species with verified data from CNPS, CDFW, USFWS, Jepson eFlora, Cal-IPC, and more.