[The Figwort Family East of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

Paintbrushes Found East of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington

The Genus Castilleja

Castilleja xanthotricha
Yellow-leaved Paintbrush: Castilleja xanthotricha

Paintbrushes Found East of the Cascade Mts.:

Violet Desert Indian Paintbrush: Castilleja angustifolia var. angustifolia -

Wavy-leaved Paintbrush: Castilleja applegatei var. applegatei - Cascades and east slope Cascades

Applegate's Paintbrush, Wavy-leaf Paintbrush: Castilleja applegatei var. pinetorum (Synonyms: Castilleja applegatei var. fragilis, Castilleja applegatei ssp. pinetorum, Castilleja pinetorum, Castilleja wherryana) -

Cobwebby Paintbrush: Castilleja arachnoidea

Attenuate Indian Paintbrush, Valley-tassels: Castilleja attenuata (formerly Orthocarpus attenuatus) -

Meadow Paintbrush: Castilleja campestris var. campestris (formerly Orthocarpus campestris) -

Deer Indian Paintbrush: Castilleja cervina -

Green-tinged Paintbrush: Castilleja chlorotica -

Desert Indian Paintbrush: Castilleja chromosa (Synonyms: C. chromosa var. dubia, Castilleja ewanii, Castilleja martinii ssp. ewanii, Castilleja martinii var. ewanii, Castilleja pyramidalis)

Yellow Paintbrush: Castilleja chrysantha

Cusick's Paintbrush: Castilleja cusickii

Wenatchee Indian Paintbrush, Elmer's Paintbrush: Castilleja elmeri -

Annual Paintbrush: Castilleja exilis (C. minor) -

Rustic Paintbrush: Castilleja flava var. rustica (formerly Castilleja rustica) -

Limestone Paintbrush: Castilleja fraterna

Glandular Paintbrush, Gland Indian Paintbrush, Sticky Paintbrush: Castilleja glandulifera

Giant Red Indian Paintbrush, Slender Indian Paintbrush, Slender Paintbrush: Castilleja gracillima (Synonyms: Castilleja confusa, Castilleja inconstans, Castilleja miniata ssp. miniata, Castilleja oblongifolia, Castilleja uliginosa)

Harsh Paintbrush, Harsh Indian Paintbrush: Castilleja hispida var. hispida (Synonyms: Castilleja angustifolia var. abbreviata, Castilleja angustifolia var. hispida, Castilleja hispida ssp. abbreviata, Castilleja hispida ssp. hispida) -

Acute Indian Paintbrush, Harsh Paintbrush: Castilleja hispida var. acuta (Synonyms: Castilleja hispida ssp. acuta, Castilleja taedifera) -

Narrow-leaved Paintbrush, Wyoming Paintbrush, Wyoming Indian Paintbrush: Castilleja linariifolia (Synonym: Castilleja linariaefolia, Castilleja linariifolia var. omnipubescens, Castilleja linearis, Castilleja trainii) -

Parrot's head Paintbrush: Castilleja longispica -

Stiff Yellow Indian Paintbrush, Yellow Paintbrush: Castilleja lutescens -

Common Paintbrush, Scarlet Paintbrush, Scarlet Indian Paintbrush: Castilleja miniata ssp. miniata (Synonyms: Castilleja crispula, Castilleja dixonii, Castilleja miniata var. dixonii, Castilleja miniata ssp. miniata, Castilleja pallida var. miniata) -

Lesser Indian Paintbrush: Castilleja minor var. exilis (formerly Castilleja exilis or Castilleja minor var. minor) -

Pale Paintbrush, Pale Wallowa Indian Paintbrush, Pale Wallowa Paintbrush: Castilleja oresbia

Ownbey's Paintbrush: Castilleja ownbeyana

Dwarf Pale Paintbrush, Pale Paintbrush, Pale Indian Paintbrush: Castilleja pallescens var. inverta (Synonyms: Castilleja inverta, Castileja pilosa var. inverta) -

Magenta Paintbrush: Castilleja parviflora (var. albida & var. oreopola) ? - A species of the Cascades & Olympics, I see reference to this species as spotted in the Okanogan ? and eastern Washington ?

Peck's Indian Paintbrush, Peck's Paintbrush: Castilleja peckiana

Hairy Indian Paintbrush, Parrothead Indian Paintbrush: Castilleja pilosa var. pilosa (Synonyms: Castilleja longispica ?, Castilleja pilosa ssp. jusselii, Castilleja psittacina, Castilleja rubida var. monoensis, Orthocarpus pilosus)

Steens Mountain Paintbrush, Steenes Indian Paintbrush: Castilleja pilosa var. steenensis (Synonym: Castilleja steenensis)

Alpine Paintbrush: Castilleja rhexifolia

Little Purplish Alpine Paintbrush: Castilleja rubida

Rusty Paintbrush: Castilleja rustica

Suksdorf's Paintbrush: Castilleja suksdorfii - ? A species of the Cascade Mts. Could be found along streams or in wet meadows east of Mt. Adams?

Hairy Owl-clover, Hairy Indian Paintbrush, Thin Paintbrush: Castilleja tenuis (Orthocarpus hispidus) -

Thompson's Indian Paintbrush: Castilleja thompsonii - Common east Cascades in Washington, rare in Oregon.

Sticky Paintbrush: Castilleja viscidula

Yellow-leaved Paintbrush: Castilleja xanthotricha


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