Data provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria

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Castilleja lacera is a species of Indian paintbrush known by the common name cutleaf Indian paintbrush. It is native to California and southern Oregon, where it grows in grassy mountain and foothill habitat. This is an annual herb coated in glandular hairs and growing up to about 40 centimeters tall. It has linear and lance-shaped leaves up to 5 centimeters long. The inflorescence is made up of hairy green bracts and bright yellow pouched flowers.

Plant type

Annual herb

Size

1 ft Tall

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Color

Yellow, Green

Plant communities

Foothill Woodland, Sagebrush Scrub, Yellow Pine Forest

Caterpillars
Butterflies

Butterflies and moths supported

2 confirmed and 14 likely

Confirmed Likely

Common Buckeye

Junonia coenia

Gray Buckeye

Junonia grisea

Adela flammeusella

Geranium Plume Moth

Amblyptilia pica