Castilleja minor subsp. minor

Family: Orobanchaceae · Type: annual · Native

Yellow-flowered Indian paintbrush is a native annual herb found in the Great Basin in alkaline marshes at elevations of 850 to 2,300 meters. Flowering from July to September, this plant produces yellow flowers with a corolla 15 to 20 millimeters long, occasionally reaching 30 millimeters. Growing with shaggy, glandular-hairy stems, it forms a delicate and distinctive annual herb. Its leaves and stems are covered in glandular hairs, giving the plant a soft, shaggy appearance that helps it stand out in alkaline marsh environments.

Habitat: Alkaline marshes

Bloom period: Jul-Sep

Elevation: 850-2300 m

Bioregions: GB

California counties: Inyo, Mono, Modoc, Siskiyou, Lassen, Lake

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