1 "Inflorescence generally green, white, yellow, +- red-gray, bright pink, or +- purple, but not bright red; corolla 1--3 cm, beak generally <= tube; generally bee-pollinated; lower corolla lip generally 3-pouched (except Castilleja grisea, Castilleja plagiotoma), teeth generally +- erect, white or green to purple-red" 2
1 "Inflorescence generally red, orange, or yellow; corolla 1.2--5 cm, beak often >= tube; generally hummingbird-pollinated; lower corolla lip of small, incurved, generally dark green, red, black, +- yellow, or +- purple teeth" 29
2 "Perennial herb to subshrub" 3
2 Annual 11
3 "Herbage gray-green, except bract lobes and calyx white-woolly; calyx divided deeper on sides than abaxially and adaxially" "Castilleja plagiotoma"
3 "Herbage, including bract lobes and calyx, gray-green to densely white-woolly; calyx divided deeper abaxially and adaxially than on sides, or divided +- equally" 4
4 "Calyx divided much deeper abaxially and adaxially than on sides" 5
4 "Calyx divided +- equally" 7
5 "Hairs stellate; San Clemente Island" "Castilleja grisea"
5 "Hairs simple or branched; KR, CaRH, SNH, SnBr, GB" 6
6 "Herbage glandular; corolla 16--20 mm, lower lip 5--7 mm, teeth +- green-white or +- purple, +- triangular; stem generally unbranched; bract lobes +- acute" "Castilleja lemmonii"
6 "Herbage stiff-hairy, nonglandular; corolla 13--16 mm, lower lip 2 mm, teeth dark green, incurved; stem much-branched; bract lobes truncate or rounded" "Castilleja praeterita"
7 "Herbage +- white-woolly" 8
7 "Herbage puberulent to coarsely hairy" 9
8 "Plant 8--30 cm; leaves 20--60 mm; hairs simple; KR, NCoRH, CaRH, n SNH, MP" "Castilleja arachnoidea"
8 "Plant 8--15 cm; leaves 5--20 mm; hairs branched; KR" "Castilleja schizotricha"
9 "Herbage ashy-puberulent; bract tips dusty red, +- purple, or green-yellow; hairs dense, partitioned, much-branched; seed coat walls irregularly netted --- seed coat tight-fitting; SnBr" "Castilleja cinerea"
9 "Herbage not ashy-puberulent; bract tips generally yellow-green or +- purple; hairs +- stiff, +- unbranched; seed coat walls with ladder-like thickenings" 10
10 "Bract lobes acuminate, green-margined; seed coat loose-fitting" "Castilleja nana"
10 "Bract lobes generally truncate or rounded (acute), white-margined; seed coat tight-fitting" "Castilleja pilosa"
11 "Bracts green throughout" 12
11 "Bracts and calyx lobes tipped +- purple, +- yellow, or +- white" 18
12 "Leaves and bracts entire" 13
12 "Leaves entire or lobed; bracts lobed" 14
13 "Leaves and bracts linear, thin, flexible; bracts <= flowers; corolla light to bright yellow; lower anther sac 1/4--1/3 upper" "Castilleja campestris subsp. campestris"
13 "Leaves and bracts lanceolate, thick, +- brittle; bracts > flowers; corolla generally yellow to orange; lower anther sac +- 1/2 upper" "Castilleja campestris subsp. succulenta"
14 "Corolla beak densely white-hairy --- SnBr, n&c PR" "Castilleja lasiorhyncha"
14 "Corolla beak puberulent" 15
15 "Lower corolla lip pouches 2--4 mm wide, +- 2 mm deep; stigma included" "Castilleja tenuis"
15 "Lower corolla lip pouches 4--10 mm wide, 3--6 mm deep; stigma generally +- exserted" 16
16 "Corolla 13--22 mm, pouches 4--8 mm wide; KR, NCoRO, NCoRI, CaR, SN, MP" "Castilleja lacera"
16 "Corolla 20--28 mm, pouches 8--10 mm wide; NCoR, CaRF, ScV, CCo, SnFrB" 17
17 "Corolla yellow" "Castilleja rubicundula subsp. lithospermoides"
17 "Corolla white, turning +- pink" "Castilleja rubicundula subsp. rubicundula"
18 "Corolla beak tip hooked, densely shaggy-hairy; filaments puberulent" 19
18 "Corolla beak straight, puberulent; filaments glabrous" 21
19 "Distal bracts generally 5--7 mm wide, lobes < 2 mm, tipped pale lavender; inflorescence appearing alternately light- and dark-banded --- NCo, n&c CCo" "Castilleja exserta subsp. latifolia"
19 "Distal bracts generally < 5 mm wide, lobes > 2 mm; inflorescence not appearing alternately light- and dark-banded" 20
20 "Corolla white, pale yellow or rose to +- purple; widespread" "Castilleja exserta subsp. exserta"
20 "Corolla bright rose-red except yellow- to orange-tipped pouch; w DMoj" "Castilleja exserta subsp. venusta"
21 "Inflorescence 10--20 mm wide; corolla linear, pouches +- 2 mm wide; stigma including" 22
21 "Inflorescence 20--40 mm wide; corolla wider distally, pouches generally 3--7 mm wide; stigma generally +- exserted" 23
22 "Bract lobes 3, tipped white or pale yellow; seed < 1 mm, coat shallowly netted" "Castilleja attenuata"
22 "Bract lobes 3--5, tipped pink or purple-red; seed 1--1.5 mm, coat +- deeply netted" "Castilleja brevistyla"
23 "Stem +- stiffly spreading-hairy, glandular; bract tips cream to pale yellow --- SNF" "Castilleja lineariloba"
23 "Stem glabrous to puberulent, not glandular; bract tips yellow (cream) to pink- or rose-purple" 24
24 "Branches generally many; leaf lanceolate to oblong, > 3 mm wide; seed coat tight-fitting" 25
24 "Branches 0 or few from mid-stem; leaf lance-linear, < 3 mm wide; seed coat loose-fitting" 27
25 "Bracts tipped yellow" "Castilleja ambigua subsp. ambigua"
25 "Bracts tipped +- yellow-pink to rose-purple" 26
26 "Plant +- fleshy, branches 0--few from mid-stem; salt marshes" "Castilleja ambigua subsp. humboldtiensis"
26 "Plant not fleshy, much-branched from base; grassy coastal bluffs" "Castilleja ambigua subsp. insalutata"
27 "Calyx 5--10 mm; lower corolla lip widened abruptly, pouches generally shorter than deep" "Castilleja densiflora subsp. gracilis"
27 "Calyx 8--20 mm; lower corolla lip widened gradually, pouches longer than deep" 28
28 "Inflorescence generally rose-purple (cream)" "Castilleja densiflora subsp. densiflora"
28 "Inflorescence cream to pale yellow" "Castilleja densiflora subsp. obispoensis"
29 "Annual; stem +- simple; wet places --- leaves and bracts entire, lance-linear" 30
29 "Perennial herb to subshrub; stems generally branched; generally drier places (except Castilleja miniata)" 31
30 "Corolla 15--20(30) mm; plant shaggy-hairy, most hairs glandular" "Castilleja minor subsp. minor"
30 "Corolla 25--35 mm; plant puberulent, many hairs nonglandular" "Castilleja minor subsp. spiralis"
31 "Herbage gray-green to densely white-woolly, hairs branched" 32
31 "Herbage not both with branched hairs and gray-green to white-woolly" 38
32 "Herbage +- gray-green; calyx white-woolly, divided deeper on sides than abaxially and adaxially" "Castilleja plagiotoma"
32 "Entire plant densely white-woolly or ash-gray; calyx sinuses deeper abaxially and adaxially than on sides" 33
33 "Leaves oblong to obovate, entire, tip rounded; bract tips rounded or 0--3-lobed, yellow(-green) --- n ChI" "Castilleja mollis"
33 "Leaves linear to lanceolate, distal sometimes 3-lobed, tip acute to obtuse; inflorescence red, orange, or yellow; bracts 0--7-lobed, tips colored like calyx" 34
34 "Herbage white-felty, with long, intertwined, +- branched hairs; leaves entire --- n ChI" "Castilleja hololeuca"
34 "Herbage white-woolly or ash-gray with shorter, much-branched or stellate hairs; upper leaves sometimes 3-lobed" 35
35 "Inflorescence pale yellow-green; plant ash-gray; hairs stellate; bracts 5--7-lobed --- s ChI" "Castilleja grisea"
35 "Inflorescence bright red to bright yellow (yellow-green); plant white-woolly or ash-gray; hairs much-branched; bracts 0--5-lobed" 36
36 "Herbage +- white to +- gray; calyx entire or barely notched on sides" "Castilleja foliolosa"
36 "Herbage ash-gray or green; calyx divided 1/5--1/4 on sides" 37
37 "Calyx lobes ovate, obtuse; lower corolla lip dark green to +- black; leaf lobes 0--3; SnGb" "Castilleja gleasoni"
37 "Calyx lobes lanceolate, acute; lower corolla lip green; leaf lobes 0--5; NW, CaR, n&c SN, MP" "Castilleja pruinosa"
38 "Calyx divided +- 2/3 abaxially, 1/6--1/3 adaxially, lobes generally curved upward; corolla (including lower lip) generally curved out through abaxial calyx sinus" 39
38 "Calyx divided generally 1/4--1/2 (except Castilleja miniata, Castilleja peirsonii) abaxially and adaxially, lobes not curved upward; corolla not curved out through abaxial side of calyx sinus" 41
39 "Herbage glabrous to slightly puberulent; leaves linear, margins rolled upward; bracts generally narrowly 3-lobed, < calyx; corolla beak sparsely puberulent; CaR, e slope SNH, TR, GB, DMtns" "Castilleja linariifolia"
39 "Herbage puberulent to hairy; leaves lanceolate, not rolled upward; bracts generally entire, >= calyx; corolla beak densely shaggy-puberulent; mostly c&s CA-FP" 40
40 "Inflorescence 2-colored, red and yellow; corolla yellow-orange; calyx lobes clearly curved upward, sides +- entire to divided < 1/5" "Castilleja subinclusa subsp. franciscana"
40 "Inflorescence +- red throughout; corolla +- red; calyx lobes barely curved upward, sides divided 1/5--1/3" "Castilleja subinclusa subsp. subinclusa"
41 "Hairs dense, branched (puberulent)" "Castilleja pruinosa"
41 "Hairs generally unbranched (or +- 0), plant puberulent to long-soft-hairy or bristly (Castilleja affinis subsp. affinis occasionally with some branched hairs)" 42
42 "Plant glandular-puberulent to -sticky-hairy proximal to inflorescence" 43
42 "Plant generally not glandular proximal to inflorescence (except occasionally Castilleja affinis or Castilleja latifolia)" 50
43 "Calyx divided >= 1/2 abaxially; corolla beak +- 1/2 tube; stigma clearly 2-lobed" "Castilleja peirsonii"
43 "Calyx generally divided 1/4--1/2 abaxially; corolla beak 1--2 × tube; stigma generally entire or slightly 2-lobed" 44
44 "Branches generally crowded proximal to inflorescence; leaves generally crowded; seed coat deeply netted; coastal" "Castilleja wightii"
44 "Branches few proximal to inflorescence; leaves generally +- well spaced; seed coat shallowly netted; inland" 45
45 "Plant glandular but not sticky; leaves entire or shallowly lobed; calyx lobes obtuse to rounded or acute" 46
45 "Plant densely glandular-sticky; leaves 0--3-lobed; calyx lobes generally acute" 47
46 "Leaf lobes 0--7; calyx lobes obtuse; nw KR" "Castilleja brevilobata"
46 "Leaf lobes 0--3; calyx lobes acute; e SnBr" "Castilleja montigena"
47 "Stem 10--25 cm; leaf lobes generally 3; calyx 13--15 mm, divided +- 1/4 on sides; red fir forest to alpine barrens --- SNH, GB" "Castilleja applegatei subsp. pallida"
47 "Stem 30--80 cm; most leaves entire; calyx 12--25 mm, generally divided <= 1/5 on sides; generally below subalpine" 48
48 "Calyx lobes obtuse" "Castilleja applegatei subsp. martinii"
48 "Calyx lobes acute" 49
49 "Calyx 12--18 mm" "Castilleja applegatei subsp. disticha"
49 "Calyx 16--25 mm" "Castilleja applegatei subsp. pinetorum"
50 "Leaves +- fleshy, oblong to rounded, lobes 0--3, truncate-rounded; bract lobes 0--3, truncate-rounded; hairs generally bristly or shaggy" 51
50 "Leaves generally not fleshy, linear to lanceolate; leaves and bracts entire or lobed, tips acute to obtuse; generally puberulent or glabrous (bristly)" 52
51 "Corolla 20--30 mm, beak 10--15 mm; c&s CCo" "Castilleja latifolia"
51 "Corolla 30--45 mm, beak 15--25 mm; c NCo" "Castilleja mendocinensis"
52 "Calyx divided 1/4--1/3 abaxially and adaxially --- dry sagebrush scrub, pinyon/juniper woodland" "Castilleja chromosa"
52 "Calyx divided 1/3--2/3 or more abaxially and adaxially" 53
53 "Herbage generally +- bristly-puberulent; leaves 0--5-lobed" 54
53 "Herbage glabrous to sparsely puberulent, to long-soft-hairy distally; leaves generally entire" 55
54 "Inflorescence generally bright red to orange-red (yellow), 30--50 mm wide" "Castilleja affinis subsp. affinis"
54 "Inflorescence generally yellow (pink or +- red-orange), 15--25 mm wide --- s NCoRI, SnFrB, open serpentine slopes" "Castilleja affinis subsp. neglecta"
55 "Bract and calyx lobes obtuse; seed coat deeply netted, tight-fitting; generally dry sea bluffs --- n&c NCo" "Castilleja affinis subsp. litoralis"
55 "Bract and calyx lobes acute; seed coat shallowly netted, loose-fitting; moist places" 56
56 "Stem slender; inflorescence +- pink to yellow-orange; serpentine bogs; nw KR" "Castilleja miniata subsp. elata"
56 "Stem stout; inflorescence generally bright red to orange-red; widespread" "Castilleja miniata subsp. miniata"