Cream Sacs (Castilleja rubicundula ssp. lithospermoides) Login         


        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 ...