Orobanchaceae
Giant red Indian paintbrush
Castilleja miniata
- Family
- Orobanchaceae
- Genus
- Castilleja
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Common names
By language (2)
- English
- Giant red Indian paintbrush
- Estonian
- Mennikpunane kastilleeja
Synonyms
- Castilleja pallida var. miniata (Douglas ex Hook.) A.Gray
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Subshrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Alaska: native, Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: John Brew, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Brandon Corder, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: No machine-readable author provided. Mitchellfx~commonswiki assumed, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ben Keen, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: brewbooks from near Seattle, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Tim Messick, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Aiva Noringseth, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Paul Asman and Jill Lenoble, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Mark Pollock, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Katja Schulz from Washington, D. C., USA, CC BY 2.0, 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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.