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Texas Paintbrush
( Castilleja foliolosa )
Castilleja foliolosa
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About Texas Paintbrush (Castilleja foliolosa)
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Castilleja foliolosa
is a species of Indian paintbrush known by the common names woolly Indian paintbrush and Texas Indian paintbrush. It is native to California and northern Baja California, where it grows in coastal sage scrub, chaparral and rocky desert and mountain slopes. Despite its common name, it does not occur in Texas. It is a parasitic or semi-parasitic plant on a variety of small shrubs such as Chamise, Golden Yarrow or Sagebrush. This perennial wildflower grows up to 60 centimeters tall and is coated in woolly white or gray branching hairs. The leaves are linear in shape and up to 5 centimeters long. The flower cluster is made up of layers of leaves tipped in bright orange-red to dull yellowish green. Between the colorful leaves appear the nondescript flowers, which are greenish in color and pouch-shaped. The fruit is a capsule just over a centimeter long.
Plant Description
Plant Type
Perennial herb, Annual herb
Size
2 ft tall
2 ft wide
Dormancy
Summer Deciduous
Flower Color
Red, Yellow, White, Orange, Green
Flowering Season
Winter, Spring
Wildlife Supported
Butterflies & moths hosted ( 1
confirmed
, 14
likely
* )
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Leanira Checkerspot
Chlosyne leanira
Chlosyne leanira
*
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
*
Alfalfa Looper Moth
Autographa californica
Autographa californica
Landscaping Information
Sun
Full Sun
Summer Irrigation
Max 1x / month once established
Nurseries
Carried by 3
Cold Tolerance
Tolerates cold to 15° F
Soil Drainage
Fast
Soil Description
Soil PH: 6.0 - 8.0
Common uses
Butterfly Gardens
Companion Plants
It is found with most chaparral plants to which it attaches itself by the roots in a parasitic or semi-parasitic manner.
Maintenance
None
Propagation
?
Propagate by sowing seeds along with the seed of a host plant (chaparral shrub). For propagating by seed: No treatment. Sow with seeds of an herbaceous perennial as some Castilleja species are obligate parasites. Bouteloua gracilis has been recommended as host.
Sunset Zones
?
7, 14, 15, 16, 17, 22, 23, 24
Natural Setting
Site Type
Dry, open places, rocky slopes of the coast, Coast Ranges and foothills of the Sierras
Climate
Annual Precipitation: 2.7" - 63.8", Summer Precipitation: 0.15" - 2.84", Coldest Month: 38.5" - 58.8", Hottest Month: 58.6" - 88.5", Humidity: 0.63" - 39.01", Elevation: -304" - 8079"
Alternative Names
Common Names
: Texas Indian Paintbrush, Woolly Indian Paintbrush, Woolly Paintbrush
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Castilleja foliolosa
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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