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Cream Sacs (Castilleja rubicundula ssp. lithospermoides)
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Flower
Yellow
White
Petals Not Obvious
Alternate
Typical Height
Annual
Native
Description
EW Bloom Apr - Jun
Height to 10"
Flowers feature 3 sacs and a small beak.
They start pale yellow and then fade to white.
Cream Sacs is a member of the
Paintbrush
(
Castilleja
)
genus
.
Found in grasslands.
CA native.
Broomrape Family (Orobanchaceae)
Each flower has 3 lower pouches and a narrow, vertical "beak".
Leaves have very narrow divisions.
Cream Sacs is native to northern California grasslands. It does well on
serpentine
soil.
Photo Gallery (23 ) click any picture to enlarge
Cream Sacs is a member of the Paintbrush [[genus]]. It grows in Northern California grasslands, often on poor soils.
Cream Sacs is hemi-parasitic - its green parts can photosynthesize sugars but it also gains water and nutrients by attaching to roots of nearby grasse ...
Like other paintbrushes, it is covered with a dense coat of leaves and [[bracts]]. Leaves are quite narrow, hairy, and end in a point. Several lay ...
Flower petals form three sac-like lips, plus a narrow, vertical beak. The bright yellow sacs attract pollinators, but pollination occurs in the t ...
Petals forming the sac and beak emerge from a floral tube. Pollinators, like bees and hummingbirds, enter the tube through the beak and reach deep ...