Castilleja miniata (Paintbrush)
Scrophulariaceae (Snapdragon Family)
Montane, subalpine. Meadows. Summer.

The gorgeous hot red/pink garners our attention, but the flowers are actually small green tubes: one is visible in the left picture near top center, the other at nine o'clock. As Castilleja plants age, the colored bracts spread upward and the flowers elongate and become more visible.

These photos were taken in American Basin Co. and Crested Butte Co. You can point your camera in any direction and find some of the best wild flowers and landscape in Colorado. ©2006 Daniel P Woods

Castilleja miniata (Paintbrush)
Scrophulariaceae (Snapdragon Family)
Montane, subalpine. Meadows. Summer.

The gorgeous hot red/pink garners our attention, but the flowers are actually small green tubes: one is visible in the left picture near top center, the other at nine o'clock. As Castilleja plants age, the colored bracts spread upward and the flowers elongate and become more visible.

These photos were taken in American Basin Co. and Crested Butte Co. You can point your camera in any direction and find some of the best wild flowers and landscape in Colorado. ©2006 Daniel P Woods