Indian Paintbrush (Castilleja) flowers, Capitol Reef National Park, Utah, USA.

Indian Paintbrush (Castilleja) flowers bloom red along Golden Throne Trail above Capitol Gorge, in Capitol Reef National Park, Utah, USA. Castilleja is a genus of about 200 species of annual and perennial herbaceous plants native to the west of the Americas from Alaska south to the Andes, plus northeast Asia. These plants are classified in the family Orobanchaceae and are hemiparasitic on the roots of grasses and forbs.

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Indian Paintbrush (Castilleja) flowers bloom red along Golden Throne Trail above Capitol Gorge, in Capitol Reef National Park, Utah, USA. Castilleja is a genus of about 200 species of annual and perennial herbaceous plants native to the west of the Americas from Alaska south to the Andes, plus northeast Asia. These plants are classified in the family Orobanchaceae and are hemiparasitic on the roots of grasses and forbs.