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Castilleja occidentalis
Also called Western Yellow Paintbrush, Western Paintbrush
Castilleja occidentalis is a member of the genus Castilleja (paintbrush), commonly referred to as western paintbrush. Like other members, it is a hemi-parasite.
This species has a wide distribution, from the Rocky Mountains north to BC, Alberta and Montana (Glacier National Park) and south to Utah and New Mexico (but not known in Wyoming or Idaho).
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Castilleja occidentalis 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.
