Castilleja arachnoidea
Orobanchaceae
Cobwebby Paintbrush
Erect, covered with white-woolly hairs. Leaves 3/4–2 1/4 in. long, entire or divided, 1 or 2 pairs of somewhat dished lobes. Bracts 1/4–3/4 in. long, deeply divided; 3–5 rounded, dull yellow to rusty red lobes. Flowers pale green or purple-red. Grows on open dry rocks or summits of mountains at mid and high elevations.
- Rarity: Uncommon
- Flowering Time: Mid Summer
- Flower Form: 5 petals, 2 lips (Scrophulariaceae)
- Life Cycle: Perennial
- Height: 3–12 inches
- Habitat: Alpine, Subalpine
- Found In: Crater Lake NP, Siskiyous
- Native: Yes
