[Paintbrushes: The Genus Castilleja East of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

Stiff Yellow Indian Paintbrush, Yellow Paintbrush

Castilleja lutescens

Corolla and calyx of Stiff Yellow Indian Paintbrush, Yellow Paintbrush: Castilleja lutescens

A close-up of the calyx and corolla of what may be stiff yellow indian paintbrush as seen high along the Valley Trail at the Little Spokane River Natural Area, Spokane County, WA........July 5, 2011. This plant appears to be associated with grasses on the steep, dry hillside.

Inflorescence spike of Stiff Yellow Indian Paintbrush, Yellow Paintbrush: Castilleja lutescens - Stiff Yellow Indian Paintbrush, Yellow Paintbrush: Castilleja lutescens

Floral parts of Stiff Yellow Indian Paintbrush, Yellow Paintbrush: Castilleja lutescens

"Flower" of Stiff Yellow Indian Paintbrush, Yellow Paintbrush: Castilleja lutescens - "Flower" of Stiff Yellow Indian Paintbrush, Yellow Paintbrush: Castilleja lutescens - Floral bracts of Stiff Yellow Indian Paintbrush, Yellow Paintbrush: Castilleja lutescens

Additional close-ups of what may be stiff yellow indian paintbrush as seen high along the Knothead Valley Trail at the Little Spokane River Natural Area, Spokane County, WA........July 5, 2011.

Stiff Yellow Indian Paintbrush, Yellow Paintbrush: Castilleja lutescens - Stiff Yellow Indian Paintbrush, Yellow Paintbrush: Castilleja lutescens

What appears to be stiff yellow indian paintbrush as seen on open slopes near the summit of Kamiak Butte, Kamiak Butte County Park, Whitman County, Washington.......June 10, 2013.

Stiff Yellow Indian Paintbrush, Yellow Paintbrush: Castilleja lutescens - Inflorescence of Stiff Yellow Indian Paintbrush, Yellow Paintbrush: Castilleja lutescens

Stiff Yellow Indian Paintbrush, Yellow Paintbrush: Castilleja lutescens - Inflorescence of Stiff Yellow Indian Paintbrush, Yellow Paintbrush: Castilleja lutescens

Calyx and galea of Stiff Yellow Indian Paintbrush, Yellow Paintbrush: Castilleja lutescens - Corolla tube with calyx tube pulled back of Stiff Yellow Indian Paintbrush, Yellow Paintbrush: Castilleja lutescens - Calyx tube of Stiff Yellow Indian Paintbrush, Yellow Paintbrush: Castilleja lutescens

Stiff yellow paintbrush as seen blooming near the top of the ridge along the Knothead Valley Trail in the Little Spokane River Natural Area........May 9, 2016.

Paul Slichter