This was a little shrew who met her end on Bear Creek Road, Carson, Wash.

C. hispida is another Paintbrush native to Oregon. It’s hairy, as its name suggests!

The genus is named for 18th C. Spanish botanist, Domingo Castillejo (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domingo_Castillejo).

How exactly is Castilleja pronounced? I heard a botanist on an OPB show pronounce it as: cas-till-AY-zha

I had been pronouncing it Spanish style: cas-tee-YAY-ha

And I’ve also heard: cas-till-AY-ha

Anyone know what is correct?