Orobanchaceae

Coast Indian paintbrush

Castilleja affinis Hook. & Arn.

Family: Orobanchaceae
Genus: Castilleja

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Coast Indian paintbrush (Castilleja affinis) — FlowerPhoto: Trevor Harding, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (2)

English: Coast Indian paintbrush
nv: Nátʼoh niłchiin

Synonyms

Castilleja affinis subsp. affinis

Flowers

In flower: March to September (from 1,939 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb, Subshrub
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Trevor Harding, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Irene, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Rebecca Johnson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Arvel Hernandez, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Cayman Lanzone, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Franco Folini, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: wonton_soup, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Franz Xaver, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Cayman Lanzone, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Eugene Zelenko, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Sam Kieschnick, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Eugene Zelenko, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.