Castilleja
noun
Cas·til·le·ja
variants or less commonly Castilleia
ˌkastəˈlē(y)ə
: a large genus of root-parasitic herbs (family Scrophulariaceae) abundant in western North America and characterized by irregular hooded flowers in dense spikes usually with brightly colored bracts see indian paintbrush
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, irregular (influence of Spanish -eja, diminutive suffix) from Juan Castillo y López