Pronunciation: kas-til-AY-ha a-FY-nis
Common name: Coast paintbrush, Indian paintbrush
Family: Orobanchaceae (Broom-rape)
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