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Pronunciation: kas-til-AY-ha kro-MO-sa
Common name: Desert paintbrush
Family: Orobanchaceae (Broomrape)
Habitat: Dry and rocky slopes of the Mojave Desert in sagebrush and shadscale scrub, joshua tree and pinyon-juniper woodland to 8000'
Blooming period: April to August
Name derivations: 1) Castilleja 2) chromosa