Frosted Indian Paintbrush, Frosted Paintbrush
Castilleja pruinosa
Synonyms: Castilleja gleasoni, Castilleja pruinosa ssp. gleasoni
Frosted paintbrush as seen at Whetstone Butte, Siskiyou National Forest........July 15, 2012. Note the frosted appearance of the foliage.
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Close-up images of the stem, stem leaves, and inflorescence of frosted paintbrush as seen at Whetstone Butte, Siskiyou National Forest........July 15, 2012. Note the long, narrow lateral lobes of the bracts and calyx lobes, and the long, narrow galea.
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A close-up of the calyx and subtending leafy bract of frosted paintbrush as seen at the Rough and Ready Botanical Wayside in southwestern Oregon.........April 5, 2009.
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Frosted paintbrush as seen at the Rough and Ready Botanical Wayside in southwestern Oregon.........April 29, 2012.
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Frosted paintbrush as seen atop Upper Table Rock to the northwest of Medford, Oregon.........April 28, 2012.
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Frosted paintbrush blooming on weedy grass slopes at Beatty Creek RNA, several miles southwest of Riddle, OR..........June 10, 2017.
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Frosted paintbrush as seen at the Rough and Ready Botanical Wayside in southwestern Oregon.........April 22, 2021.
Frosted paintbrush blooming at the King Mountain Rock Garden ACEC in northeastern Josephine County, OR.........June 11, 2017.
Paul Slichter