This is a list of the species in the genus Castilleja. They are commonly called paintbrushes, painted-cups, or owl’s-clovers in English. These species and two natural hybrids are considered valid by Plants of the World Online (POWO) as of 2024. This list largely agrees with World Flora Online (WFO) with some exceptions. WFO lists Castilleja eggeri as unchecked. It also spells some species names differently, Castilleja rhexiifolia with a single "i" instead of a double "ii", Castilleja tolucensis as Castilleja toluccensis, and Castilleja virgatoides as Castilleja virgayoides. In addition one of the two hybrids, Castilleja × cognata, is listed in WFO as a species rather than as a hybrid.
Image Name Common Name Castilleja affinis coast paintbrush Castilleja albobarbata Castilleja alpicola Castilleja ambigua salt-marsh owl-clover Castilleja angustata Castilleja angustifolia northwestern paintbrush Castilleja applegatei wavyleaf paintbrush Castilleja aquariensis Aquarius Plateau paintbrush Castilleja arachnoidea cobwebby paintbrush Castilleja arctica Castilleja arvensis field paintbrush Castilleja aspera Castilleja attenuata valley tassels Castilleja aurea Castilleja auriculata Castilleja beldingii Castilleja bella Castilleja brevilobata short-lobed paintbrush Castilleja brevistyla shortstyle paintbrush Castilleja bryantii Castilleja campestris vernal pool paintbrush Castilleja cerroana Castilleja cervina deer paintbrush Castilleja chambersii chambers' paintbrush Castilleja chlorosceptron Castilleja chlorotica green-tinged paintbrush Castilleja christii Christ's paintbrush Castilleja chromosa desert paintbrush Castilleja chrymactis Glacier Bay paintbrush Castilleja chrysantha Yellow Wallowa paintbrush Castilleja cinerea ash-gray paintbrush Castilleja citrina lemon paintbrush Castilleja coccinea painted-cup paintbrush Castilleja × cognata Castilleja collegiorum collegial paintbrush Castilleja conzattii Castilleja covilleana Coville's paintbrush Castilleja crista-galli mountainside paintbrush Castilleja cryptantha obscure paintbrush Castilleja ctenodonta Castilleja cusickii Cusick's paintbrush Castilleja dendridion Castilleja densiflora denseflower paintbrush Castilleja dissitiflora remote-flowered paintbrush Castilleja disticha distichous paintbrush Castilleja durangensis Castilleja ecuadorensis Ecuador paintbrush Castilleja eggeri Castilleja elata siskiyou paintbrush Castilleja elegans elegant paintbrush Castilleja elmeri Elmer's paintbrush Castilleja exigua Castilleja exserta purple owl's-clover Castilleja falcata Castilleja filiflora Castilleja fissifolia Castilleja flava yellow paintbrush Castilleja foliolosa felt paintbrush Castilleja fraterna fraternal paintbrush Castilleja fruticosa Castilleja galactionovae Castilleja galehintoniae Gale Hinton's paintbrush Castilleja genevievana Genevieve's paintbrush Castilleja glandulifera glandular paintbrush Castilleja gleasoni frosted paintbrush Castilleja gonzaleziae Castilleja gracilis Castilleja gracillima slender paintbrush Castilleja grisea San Clemente Island paintbrush Castilleja guadalupensis Guadalupe Island paintbrush(extinct) Castilleja halophila Texas seaside paintbrush Castilleja haydenii Hayden's paintbrush Castilleja hidalgensis Castilleja hirsuta Castilleja hispida harsh paintbrush Castilleja holmgrenii Castilleja hololeuca island paintbrush Castilleja hyparctica Castilleja hyperborea northern paintbrush Castilleja indivisa Texas paintbrush Castilleja integra orange paintbrushwholeleaf paintbrush Castilleja integrifolia Castilleja irasuensis Castilleja jiquilpana Castilleja kaibabensis Kaibab Plateau paintbrush Castilleja kerryana Kerry's paintbrush Castilleja kraliana Cahaba paintbrush Castilleja lacera cutleaf paintbrush Castilleja laciniata Castilleja lanata wooly paintbrush Castilleja lapponica Castilleja lasiorhyncha San Bernardino Mountains owl's-clover Castilleja lassenensis Lassen paintbrush Castilleja latifolia Monterey paintbrush Castilleja lebgueana Castilleja lemmonii Lemmon's paintbrush Castilleja lentii Castilleja leschkeana Glacier Bay paintbrush Castilleja levisecta golden paintbrush Castilleja linariifolia Wyoming paintbrush Castilleja lindheimeri Lindheimer's paintbrush Castilleja lineariloba linear-lobed owl's-clover Castilleja lineata marshmeadow paintbrush Castilleja linifolia Castilleja litoralis littoral paintbrush Castilleja longiflora Castilleja lutescens stiff yellow paintbrush Castilleja macrostigma Castilleja madrigalii Castilleja martini Camp Martin paintbrush Castilleja mcvaughii Castilleja mendocinensis Mendocino Coast paintbrush Castilleja meridensis Castilleja mexicana Mexican paintbrush Castilleja miniata scarlet paintbrush Castilleja minor thread-torch paintbrush Castilleja mogollonica Mogollon paintbrush Castilleja mollis soft-leaved paintbrush Castilleja montigena Heckard’s paintbrush Castilleja moranensis Castilleja nana dwarf paintbrush Castilleja nelsonii southern mountains paintbrush Castilleja nervata nerved paintbrush Castilleja nitricola Castilleja nivea snowy paintbrush Castilleja nivibractea Castilleja nubigena Castilleja occidentalis western yellow paintbrush Castilleja ophiocephala Castilleja oresbia pale wallowa paintbrush Castilleja organorum Organ Mountains paintbrush Castilleja ornata ornate paintbrush Castilleja ortegae Castilleja pallescens pale paintbrush Castilleja pallida pale paintbrush Castilleja palmeri Castilleja papilionacea Castilleja paramensis Castilleja parviflora rosy paintbrush Castilleja parvula Tushar Mountains paintbrush Castilleja patriotica native paintbrush Castilleja pavlovii Castilleja peckiana Peck’s paintbrush Castilleja pectinata Castilleja peirsonii Peirson’s paintbrush Castilleja perelegans Castilleja peruviana Peruvian paintbrush Castilleja pilosa hairy paintbrush Castilleja plagiotoma Mojave Desert paintbrush Castilleja porphyrosceptron Castilleja × porterae Porter's paintbrush Castilleja praeterita Salmon Creek paintbrush Castilleja pringlei Castilleja profunda Castilleja pruinosa frosted paintbrush Castilleja pseudohyperborea Castilleja pseudopallescens Castilleja pterocaulon Castilleja puberula alpine paintbrush Castilleja pulchella showy paintbrush Castilleja pumila lancetilla del páramo Castilleja purpurascens yoho paintbrush Castilleja purpurea purplish paintbrush Castilleja quiexobrensis Castilleja quirosii Castilleja racemosa Castilleja raupii Raup’s paintbrush Castilleja revealii Bryce Canyon paintbrush Castilleja rhexiifolia rhexia-leaved paintbrush Castilleja rhizomata Castilleja rigida rigid paintbrush Castilleja roei Castilleja rubicundula cream sacs Castilleja rubida purple alpine paintbrush Castilleja rubra Castilleja rupicola cliff paintbrush Castilleja salaisolaveae Castilleja salsuginosa Monte Neva paintbrush Castilleja saltensis Castilleja scabrida rough paintbrush Castilleja schaffneri Castilleja schizotricha split-haired paintbrush Castilleja scorzonerifolia scorzonera-leafed paintbrush Castilleja septentrionalis sulfur paintbrush Castilleja sessiliflora downy paintbrush Castilleja sphaerostigma Castilleja spiranthoides Castilleja stenophylla Castilleja steyermarkii Castilleja stipifolia Castilleja subalpina Castilleja subinclusa longleaf paintbrush Castilleja suksdorfii Suksdorf’s paintbrush Castilleja talamancensis Castilleja tapeinoclada Castilleja tayloriorum Castilleja tenella Castilleja tenuiflora Santa Catalina paintbrush Castilleja tenuifolia Castilleja tenuis hairy owl’s clover Castilleja thompsonii Thompson’s paintbrush Castilleja tolucensis Castilleja tomentosa tomentose paintbrush Castilleja trujillensis Castilleja uliginosa Pitkin Marsh paintbrush Castilleja unalaschcensis coastal paintbrush Castilleja vadosa Castilleja variocolorata Castilleja venusta Castilleja victoriae Victoria’s owl’s-clover Castilleja virgata Castilleja virgatoides Castilleja viscidula sticky paintbrush Castilleja wallowensis Wallowa paintbrush Castilleja wightii Wight’s paintbrush Castilleja wootonii Wooton’s paintbrush Castilleja xanthotricha yellow-hairy paintbrush Castilleja zempoaltepetlensis
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