Latin name: Castilleja tenuis (A. Heller) T.I. Chuang
  & Heckard
  Pronunciation: kas-til-AY-ha TEN-yoo-is
  Common name: Hairy owl's clover
  Family: Orobanchaceae (Broom-rape)
  Habitat: Moist flats and meadows to 8500, San
  Bernardinos and Peninsular Range, RARE in SoCal
  Blooming period: May to August
  Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Castilleja
  2) tenuis
  Formerly Orthocarpus hispidus
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