Cutleaf Indian Paintbrush

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Data provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria

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Plant description

Castilleja lacera is a species of Indian paintbrush known by the common name cutleaf Indian paintbrush. It is native to California and southern Oregon, where it grows in grassy mountain and foothill habitat. This is an annual herb coated in glandular hairs and growing up to about 40 centimeters tall. It has linear and lance-shaped leaves up to 5 centimeters long. The inflorescence is made up of hairy green bracts and bright yellow pouched flowers.

Plant overview

Plant type

Annual herb

Size

1 ft Tall

Color

Yellow, Green

Natural setting

Plant communities

Foothill Woodland, Sagebrush Scrub, Yellow Pine Forest

Wildlife supported

Hummingbirds

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Pollinators supported

0 confirmed and 46 likely

Likely
Confirmed

Adela flammeusella

Adela trigrapha

Texas Striped Sweat Bee

Agapostemon texanus

Eastern Carder Bee

Anthidiellum notatum

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Avocados

Persea americana

Plums & Prunes

Prunus

Daikon

Raphanus sativus

Gooseberries

Ribes

Alternative names

Common names:

Cut-leaved Owl's Clover, Foothill Owl's Clover

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