Castilleja ambigua
Hook. & Arn.
ssp. ambigua
Johnny nip
Castilleja ambigua ssp. ambigua is an annual herb (hemiparasitic) that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.
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Orobanchaceae
(Scrophulariaceae) - Castilleja
- Castilleja ambigua
Bloom Period
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Jepson eFlora section:
eudicot
USDA PLANTS group:
Dicot
[pnwflowers.com] Description, Habitat: Ascending. Stems branched. Lower leaves lance-shaped, long, pointed; upper leaves wider, divided into 3 to 7 lobes with brightly-colored or white tips. Inflorescence consists of a dense spike of bracts surrounding flowers. Flowers yellow with purple or red tips, or purple with lower tip yellow; beak straight. Grows in coastal salt marshes. (link added by Mary Ann Machi)
