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Pronunciation: kas-til-AY-ha pla-jee-oh-TO-ma
Common name: Yellow paintbrush
Family: Orobanchaceae (Broomrape)
Habitat: Flats and ridges from 2500' to 7500' in dry sagebrush scrub and joshua tree woodland ranging from the north slopes of the San Gabriel and San Bernardino Mts to the Piute Mts and San Luis Obispo Co., UNCOMMON
Blooming period: April to June
Name derivations: 1) Castilleja 2) plagiotoma