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

Alpine Paintbrush, Rhexia-leaved Paintbrush, Rocky Mountain Paintbrush

Castilleja rhexiifolia

Synonyms: Castilleja oregonensis, Castilleja rhexifolia, Castilleja septentrionalis var. rhexifolia, Castilleja wallowensis

Alpine Paintbrush, Rhexia-leaved Paintbrush, Rocky Mountain Paintbrush: Castilleja rhexiifolia (Synonyms: Castilleja oregonensis, Castilleja rhexifolia, Castilleja septentrionalis var. rhexifolia, Castilleja wallowensis)

Rocky Mountain paintbrush as seen in a seep at the base of a granitic boulder field above the southeastern corner of Van Patten Lake, Wallowa-Whitman National Forest........July 27, 2013.

Inflorescence of Alpine Paintbrush, Rhexia-leaved Paintbrush, Rocky Mountain Paintbrush: Castilleja rhexiifolia (Synonyms: Castilleja oregonensis, Castilleja rhexifolia, Castilleja septentrionalis var. rhexifolia, Castilleja wallowensis) - Inflorescence of Alpine Paintbrush, Rhexia-leaved Paintbrush, Rocky Mountain Paintbrush: Castilleja rhexiifolia (Synonyms: Castilleja oregonensis, Castilleja rhexifolia, Castilleja septentrionalis var. rhexifolia, Castilleja wallowensis)

Stem leaf of Alpine Paintbrush, Rhexia-leaved Paintbrush, Rocky Mountain Paintbrush: Castilleja rhexiifolia (Synonyms: Castilleja oregonensis, Castilleja rhexifolia, Castilleja septentrionalis var. rhexifolia, Castilleja wallowensis)

Close-ups of the inflorescence and a stem leaf of Rocky Mountain paintbrush as seen in a seep at the base of a granitic boulder field above the southeastern corner of Van Patten Lake, Wallowa-Whitman National Forest........July 27, 2013.
Paul Slichter