Latin name: Castilleja affinis Hook. & Arn. ssp. affinis
  Pronunciation: kas-til-AY-ha a-FY-nis

  Common name: Indian paintbrush
  Family: Scrophulariaceae (Figwort)
  Habitat: Dry places in chaparral, wooded or
  brushy slopes, coastal sage scrub, ocean bluffs,
  to 3500'
  Blooming period: March to May
  Click for Latin name derivations:  1) Castilleja  2) affinis
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