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| | BAY NATURE: Indian Paintbrush: The Sunset Shades of Castilleja |
 | | Known botanically as Castilleja, these low-growing blooms of orange, red, or occasionally yellow appear like blazing tufts of pigment across the full spectrum of habitatsfrom grasslands to coastal bluffs, deserts to vernal pools, lowland bogs to the High Sierraa testament to nature's art and design. |
 | | He used them to produce a perfect picture of the sunset, then left them where he found them, where they multiplied to cover the hills and valleys with those same vivid shades of red, orange, and gold. |
 | | Look for Castilleja at the Crissy Field dunes, the Steep Ravine Trail on Mount Tam, San Bruno Mountain's Summit Trail, the Mitchell Canyon Trail of Mount Diablo, the Springs Trail at Henry Coe State Park, or numerous other destinations around the Bay Area. |
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