Species

Castilleja miniata (Giant red indian paintbrush)

Castilleja miniata. Photo: (c) smeierotto, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Castilleja miniata is a species of Indian paintbrush known by the common name giant red Indian paintbrush. It is native to western North America from Alaska to Ontario to California to New Mexico, where it grows usually in moist places in a wide variety of habitat types.

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Plantae (Plants)
  - Phylum: Tracheophyta (Vascular plants)
    - Subphylum: Angiospermae (Flowering plants)
      - Class: Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
        Order: Lamiales (Mints, plantains, olives, and allies)
        Family: Orobanchaceae (Broomrape family)
        Tribe: Pedicularideae
        Genus: Castilleja (Paintbrushes)
        Species: Castilleja miniata (Giant red indian paintbrush)
        Variety: Castilleja miniata miniata (Giant red paintbrush)

Subtaxa

Variety: Castilleja miniata miniata (Giant red paintbrush)

Sightings

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