Orobanchaceae
Colorful Indian paintbrush
Castilleja chromosa
- Family
- Orobanchaceae
- Genus
- Castilleja
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Colorful Indian paintbrush, Desert paintbrush, Indian paintbrush
Synonyms
- Castilleja angustifolia var. collina (A.Nelson) Garrett
- Castilleja collina A.Nelson
- Castilleja eremophila Wooton & Standl.
- Castilleja ewanii Eastw.
- Castilleja helleri Edwin
- Castilleja martini subsp. ewanii (Eastw.) Munz
- Castilleja martini var. ewanii (Eastw.) N.H.Holmgren
- Castilleja miniata var. chromosa (A.Nelson) Garrett
- Castilleja pyramidalis Edwin
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Ken-ichi Ueda, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Justin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Zach Earl, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Wendy McCrady, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Jim Morefield from Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Zzyzx, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Zzyzx, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Chris M Morris, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Chris M Morris, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Steve Matson, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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). About our plant data.