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

Examples of common paintbrush as seen in moist grasslands at Conboy Lake National Wildlife Refuge, Klickitat County, Washington........July 12, 2011.

The photo at left shows common paintbrush as seen at a large waterfall on slopes about one mile above Horseshoe Meadows at the southwest corner of Mt. Adams...........July 27, 2006. The photo at right shows common paintbrush as seen in wetlands along the Willard Springs Trail, Conboy Lake National Wildlife Refuge.......May 24, 2016.

Creamy-flowered individuals of common paintbrush as seen in meadows at the south side of the Kelly Unit, Conboy Lake National Wildlife Refuge...........June 25, 2013.

A pink-flowered scarlet paintbrush as seen at left in meadows along Hellroaring Creek adjacent to the Island Springs Trail #66 on the eastern slopes of Mt. Adams............August 11, 2006. This species often has stems that are branched on the upper half , each branch terminating in an inflorescence as seen here. The photo at right shows common paintbrush on dry slopes along the Shorthorn Trail #9 between the ford of Shorthorn Creek and the junction with the Round the Mt. Trail #9, Mt. Adams Wilderness......July 11, 2020.

Scarlet paintbrush blooming along the Round the Mountain Trail #9 near the western boundary to Yakama Nation lands, Bird Creek Meadows, Mount Adams......September 4, 2022.

Scarlet paintbrush in bloom at left along the climber's trail along the south rim to Hellroaring Canyon, Mt. Adams...........July 19, 2009. The photo at right shows a close-up of the upper stem and inflorescence of scarlet paintbrush as seen in a riparian area along the Yakima-Klickitat county border on the southeastern side of Mt. Adams.........May 29, 2006. The leaves of this species tend to have entire margins while the flowers have very long galeas.

Comon paintbrush blooming at left along the Killen Creek Trail, Mount Adams Wilderness............August 19, 2013. The photo at right showscommon paintbrush blooming along the Round the Mountain Trail #9 just west of the Aiken Lava Floa, Mt. Adams Wilderness........August 13, 2017.

Common paintbrush as seen along Trail #100 in Bird Creek Meadows, Mount Adams..........August 1, 2014.

Common paintbrush as seen at High Camp, north corner of Mt. Adams.........August 12, 2016.

The photo at left shows scarlet paintbrush as seen at west of Bird Creek Meadows along the Round the Mountain Trail at the southwest corner of Mt. Adams.........September 1, 1996. The photo at right shows scarlet paintbrush blooming in moist drainages to the east of the east rim of Canyon Creek, Klickitat Wildlife Area......July 3, 2022.