Castilleja ambigua var. ambigua
Orobanchaceae
Johnny Nip
Ascending. Stems branched. Lower leaves lance-shaped, long, pointed; upper leaves wider, divided into 3–7 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.
- Rarity: Locally Common
- Flowering Time: Early Spring, Mid Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer, Autumn
- Flower Form: 5 petals, 2 lips (Scrophulariaceae)
- Life Cycle: Annual
- Height: 4–12 inches
- Habitat: Coastal
- Found In: Olympic NP
- Native: Yes
- Also Known As: Paintbrush Owl's Clover
- Latin Synonyms: Orthocarpus castillejoides
