Castilleja angustifolia var. dubia

Martin and Hutchins 1980, Kearney and Peebles 1969

Duration: Perennial Nativity: Native Lifeform: Forb/Herb General: Perennial with stems to 40 cm tall, herbage and inflorescence long and short villous. Leaves: Lanceolate to linear blades to 8 cm long, lower ones often entire, upper ones typically pinnatifid with 2 pairs of divaricate linear lobes. Flowers: Dense elongate spike, floral bracts shorter than flowers, pinnatifid, lobes linear-lanceolate, green at the base, scarlet at apex; calyx equally cleft to a third the length of the tube on both upper and lower sides, green with bright scarlet lobes; corolla 20-25 mm long, exserted, the upper hood half as long as the corolla tube, green and glandular-pubescent, margins red and glabrous, lower tip green a forth as long as upper hood, lateral lobes linear, longer than middle lobe. Fruits: Loculicidal capsule 8-14 mm long. Ecology: Found in sandy and rocky soils among the chaparral and shrubs from 2,000-8,000 ft (1524-2438 m); flowers April-June. Notes: The narrow and pinnately linear leaves help to distinguish this species. Ethnobotany: Used for stomachaches, weak or sore eyes, or as a means to regulate menstruation. Etymology: Castilleja is for the Spanish botanist Domingo Castillejo (1744-1793), angustifolia means having narrow foliage, dubia means doubtful, or not conforming to a pattern. Synonyms: Castilleja chromosa, Castilleja ewanii, Castilleja martinii subsp. ewanii, Castilleja martinii var. ewanii, Castilleja pyramidalis Editor: SBuckley, 2010