Giant red Indian paintbrush

Castilleja miniata

''Castilleja miniata'' is a species of Indian paintbrush known by the common name giant red Indian paintbrush. It is native to western North America from Alaska to Ontario to California to New Mexico, where it grows usually in moist places in a wide variety of habitat types.
Slender Paintbrush one of many, many paintbrush species on Mt. Rainier Castilleja miniata,Geotagged,Spring,United States

Appearance

This wildflower is a perennial herb growing up to about 80 centimeters tall, slender and green to dark purple in herbage color. The lance-shaped leaves are 3 to 6 centimeters long, pointed, and coated in thin hairs. The inflorescence is made up of bright red to pale orange or orange-tipped bracts. Between the bracts emerge the yellow-green, red-edged tubular flowers.
Castilleja miniata Castilleja miniata,Geotagged,Giant red Indian paintbrush,Summer,United States

Naming

There are three subspecies of this plant:
⤷ ''C. m.'' ssp. ''dixonii'' - limited to the west coast from Alaska to Oregon
⤷ ''C. m.'' ssp. ''elata'' - rare subspecies limited to the Klamath Mountains in Northern California and Southern Oregon
⤷ ''C. m.'' ssp. ''miniata'' - the common, widespread subspecies

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Taxonomy
KingdomPlantae
DivisionAngiosperms
ClassEudicots
OrderLamiales
FamilyOrobanchaceae
GenusCastilleja
SpeciesC. miniata
Photographed in
Canada
United States of America