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

Short-lobed Paintbrush

Castilleja brevilobata

Synonym: Castilleja hispida ssp. brevilobata

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Short-lobed paintbrush blooming at the Days Gulch Botanical Area southwest of Selma, OR.....April 21, 2021.

Short-lobed paintbrush as seen at left on serpentine slopes above the Illinois River to the southwest of Selma, OR.........April 5, 2009. The photo at right shows an early-blooming short-lobed paintbrush at Days Gulch Botanical Area, Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest...... August 6, 2022.

The photo at left shows a 3-lobed bract found below each flower with the round-lobed calyx and tip of the galea of short-lobed paintbrush as seen on slopes above the Illinois River to the southwest of Selma, OR..........April 5, 2009. The photo at right shows a 3-lobed stem leaf of short-lobed paintbrush as seen on slopes above the Illinois River to the southwest of Selma, OR.......April 5, 2009.

Short-lobed paintbrush as seen on slopes above the Illinois River along the Jeffrey Pine Loop Trail (BLM), south side of Eight Dollar Mountain, Josephine County, OR.......April 21, 2021.

Paul Slichter