Castilleja cinerea

A narrowly distributed species, found in the San Bernardino Mountains of California. The reddish to maroon coloration of the bracts in the photographs below is unusual for the species.

Plant habit, east ridge of Sugarloaf Mountain, San Bernardino Mountains, California, 30 May 2009.

An inflorescence on the east ridge of Sugarloaf Mountain, 30 May 2009.

Plant habit of a less reddish plant on Sugarloaf Mountain, 30 May 2009. This and the above photographed plants represent the extremes of the color variation at this site.

Inflorescence from the plant above, Sugarloaf Mountain, 30 May 2009.