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Elegant Indian paintbrush

Castilleja elegans

Also called Elegant Paintbrush

Elegant Indian paintbrush
Photo: DenaliNPS, Public domain
Family
Orobanchaceae (Orobanch family)
Grows as
Perennial
Native range
E. Siberia to N. Russian Far East, Subarctic America to N. Canada
Climate
subalpine or subarctic

About

Castilleja elegans, the elegant Indian paintbrush, is a herbaceous plant species in the genus Castilleja found in Canada.

Other Castilleja plants

Coast Indian paintbrush · Johnny-nip · Northwestern Indian paintbrush · Wavyleaf Indian paintbrush · Aquarius Plateau Indian paintbrush · Cobwebby Indian paintbrush · Attenuate Indian paintbrush · Castilleja beldingii · Castilleja bella · Shortstyle Indian paintbrush · Vernal pool Indian paintbrush · Port Clarence Indian paintbrush

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Castilleja elegans by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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