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Monterey Indian Paintbrush
( Castilleja latifolia )
Castilleja latifolia
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About Monterey Indian Paintbrush (Castilleja latifolia)
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Castilleja latifolia
is a species of Indian paintbrush known by the common name Monterey Indian paintbrush. It is endemic to the coastline of California between the San Francisco Bay Area and Monterey County. Its range extends from about Point Reyes to Big Sur. It is a plant of the immediate coastline, growing in sand dunes and coastal scrub. This wildflower is a perennial herb growing up to about 60 centimeters tall and spreading into a shrublike form as it ages over the years. It is bristly and hairy with green, gray-green, purple or purple-tinted herbage. The fleshy leaves are rounded or oval and up to 2 centimeters long. The flower cluster is made up of layers of greenish leafs tipped with dull to very bright shades of red, orange, or yellow. Between the leafs appear the flowers, which are often similar in coloration. The fruit is a capsule up to 2 centimeters long.
Plant Description
Plant Type
Perennial herb, Annual herb
Size
1.5 - 2 ft tall
Flower Color
Orange, Green, Red
Wildlife Supported
Butterflies & moths hosted ( 14
likely
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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
*
Leanira Checkerspot
Chlosyne leanira
Chlosyne leanira
*
Anicia Checkerspot
Euphydryas anicia
Euphydryas anicia
*
Alfalfa Looper Moth
Autographa californica
Autographa californica
Landscaping Information
Sun
Full Sun
Nurseries
Carried by 1
Common uses
Butterfly Gardens
Natural Setting
Site Type
Grasslands and open places
Climate
Annual Precipitation: 13.6" - 76.2", Summer Precipitation: 0.19" - 1.92", Coldest Month: 41.4" - 51.1", Hottest Month: 55.2" - 75.7", Humidity: 0.19" - 23.90", Elevation: -224" - 4744"
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Monterey Indian Paintbrush
Castilleja latifolia
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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