Scientific Name
Castilleja coccinea

Common Name
Indian paintbrush; Scarlet painted-cup
Life Cycle: Annual or biennial


Height: 1 to 1.5 feet
Flower/fruit: Upper leaves (bracts) are deeply 3 to 5 cleft and tipped with bright red (sometimes pink or white)
Flowering Season: Spring
Foliage: Hairy, simple-stemmed plant
Site: Average to moist soil; sun; moist meadows, thickets, roadsides
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