Orobanchaceae
Attenuate Indian paintbrush
Castilleja attenuata
- Family
- Orobanchaceae
- Genus
- Castilleja
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Attenuate Indian paintbrush
Synonyms
- Orthocarpus attenuatus A.Gray
Flowers
- In flower
- April to May (from 625 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Ken-ichi Ueda, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Gail A Baker, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Rick Mandel, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Mike Heine, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Eric in SF, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Patricio Novoa, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: D Defreese, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Diego Blanco, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Aaron Liston, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Trevor Van Loon, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: drizard, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Rosie Yacoub, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.