Castilleja miniata, June 10, 2025
Common & scientific name
Red paintbrush, Castilleja miniata
Family
Broomrape, Orobanchaceae
Location
Roadside, 9,500’
Fun, weird, helpful, or little known fact
Paintbrushes owe their lovely coloring not to their flowers, but to their bracts, specialized leaves which in this case are red (or orange, or deep red, or . . . ). This species of paintbrush is thought to be the second most widely distributed paintbrush in the world.