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Castilleja hispida Benth.                    Harsh Indian Paintbrush

Plant with wiry hairs (hirsute), several stems 2-4 dm tall; leaves ovate with 2 or 3 pairs of slender lobes; bracts and calyces scarlet to orange; calyx 20-25 mm long, cleft medially not quite half way, rounded lateral lobes 4-5 mm long; corolla 20-25 mm long, galea 12-15 mm long, margins reddish, lower lip dark green, rudimentary, 1-2 mm long; grassy area and open woods at low elevations.

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