Castilleja or Indian paintbrush, Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada.

Indian paintbrush blooms pink (and other red colors) at Whistling Pass, Canadian Rocky Mountains, Banff National Park, Alberta. Castilleja, commonly known as Indian paintbrush or Prairie-fire, is a genus of about 200 species of annual and perennial herbaceous plants native to the west of the Americas and northeast Asia. They classified in the family Orobanchaceae and are hemiparasitic on the roots of grasses and forbs.

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Indian paintbrush blooms pink (and other red colors) at Whistling Pass, Canadian Rocky Mountains, Banff National Park, Alberta. Castilleja, commonly known as Indian paintbrush or Prairie-fire, is a genus of about 200 species of annual and perennial herbaceous plants native to the west of the Americas and northeast Asia. They classified in the family Orobanchaceae and are hemiparasitic on the roots of grasses and forbs.