Mountain Indian paintbrush

Castilleja parviflora

''Castilleja parviflora'' is a species of Indian paintbrush known by the common name mountain Indian paintbrush. It is native to western North America from Alaska to California, where it grows in high mountain habitat, including areas of alpine climate.
Magenta Paintbrush, Mt. Rainier It's being said that this has been the best wildflower season in 40 years at Mt. Rainier and I can believe that. The sheer density of flowers, especially paintbrush and lupine is incredible. Many more photos on my flickr page - https://flic.kr/ps/MMu5N 
Just how many photos of Mt. Rainier can you take.... I think it's like a tootsie pop... the world may never know... Castilleja parviflora,Geotagged,Mountain Indian paintbrush,Summer,United States

Appearance

This wildflower is a perennial herb up to about 40 centimeters tall and coated in glandular and nonglandular hairs. The leaves are a few centimeters long and lance-shaped to oblong. The inflorescence is made up of layers of bracts tipped in shades of pale yellow to bright red or pink. Between the bracts emerge the yellow-green, sometimes red-tinted, tubular flowers.

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Taxonomy
KingdomPlantae
DivisionAngiosperms
ClassEudicots
OrderLamiales
FamilyOrobanchaceae
GenusCastilleja
SpeciesC. parviflora