Orobanchaceae
Labrador Indian paintbrush
Castilleja septentrionalis
- Family
- Orobanchaceae
- Genus
- Castilleja
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Labrador Indian paintbrush, Sulphur Indian paintbrush
Synonyms
- Castilleja brunnescens Rydb.
- Castilleja luteovirens Rydb.
- Castilleja pallida subsp. septentrionalis (Lindl.) Scoggan
- Castilleja pallida var. septentrionalis (Lindl.) A.Gray
- Castilleja rhexiifolia var. sulphurea (Rydb.) N.D.Atwood
- Castilleja septentrionalis var. micmacorum J.Rousseau
- Castilleja sulphurea Rydb.
- Castilleja wyomingensis Rydb.
Flowers
- In flower
- June to July (from 343 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: John Powers, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Doug Macaulay, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Brian Dickerson, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Marc-Aurèle Vallée, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: maureen_c-m, 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: Allan Harris, CC0, 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.