[Paintbrushes: The Genus Castilleja in the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

Wenatchee Indian Paintbrush, Elmer's Paintbrush

Castilleja elmeri

Synonym: Castilleja angustifolia var. whitedii

Wenatchee Indian Paintbrush, Elmer's Paintbrush: Castilleja elmeri (Synonym: Castilleja angustifolia var. whitedii) - Wenatchee Indian Paintbrush, Elmer's Paintbrush: Castilleja elmeri (Synonym: Castilleja angustifolia var. whitedii)

Close-up of the galea of Wenatchee Indian Paintbrush, Elmer's Paintbrush: Castilleja elmeri (Synonym: Castilleja angustifolia var. whitedii) - Wenatchee Indian Paintbrush, Elmer's Paintbrush: Castilleja elmeri (Synonym: Castilleja angustifolia var. whitedii) - Close-up of the inflorescence of Wenatchee Indian Paintbrush, Elmer's Paintbrush: Castilleja elmeri (Synonym: Castilleja angustifolia var. whitedii)

Close-up of the corolla of Wenatchee Indian Paintbrush, Elmer's Paintbrush: Castilleja elmeri (Synonym: Castilleja angustifolia var. whitedii)

Close-up of the inflorescence of Wenatchee Indian Paintbrush, Elmer's Paintbrush: Castilleja elmeri (Synonym: Castilleja angustifolia var. whitedii)

Wenatchee Indian Paintbrush, Elmer's Paintbrush: Castilleja elmeri (Synonym: Castilleja angustifolia var. whitedii) - Calyx and corolla of Wenatchee Indian Paintbrush, Elmer's Paintbrush: Castilleja elmeri (Synonym: Castilleja angustifolia var. whitedii) - Wenatchee Indian Paintbrush, Elmer's Paintbrush: Castilleja elmeri (Synonym: Castilleja angustifolia var. whitedii)

Additional images of Elmer's paintbrush as seen along Colockum Pass Road to the northeast of Ellensburg, WA..........July 7, 2012.

Flower of Wenatchee Indian Paintbrush, Elmer's Paintbrush: Castilleja elmeri (Synonym: Castilleja angustifolia var. whitedii) - Wenatchee Indian Paintbrush, Elmer's Paintbrush: Castilleja elmeri (Synonym: Castilleja angustifolia var. whitedii)

Inflorescence of Wenatchee Indian Paintbrush, Elmer's Paintbrush: Castilleja elmeri (Synonym: Castilleja angustifolia var. whitedii) - Inflorescence and upper stem leaves of Wenatchee Indian Paintbrush, Elmer's Paintbrush: Castilleja elmeri (Synonym: Castilleja angustifolia var. whitedii)

Wenatchee Indian Paintbrush, Elmer's Paintbrush: Castilleja elmeri (Synonym: Castilleja angustifolia var. whitedii) - Inflorescence of Wenatchee Indian Paintbrush, Elmer's Paintbrush: Castilleja elmeri (Synonym: Castilleja angustifolia var. whitedii)

Elmer's paintbrush as seen blooming on open bunchgrass slopes on the upper half of Wapaloosie Mountain, Kettle Range, Colville National Forest........June 23, 2016.

Wenatchee Indian Paintbrush, Elmer's Paintbrush: Castilleja elmeri (Synonym: Castilleja angustifolia var. whitedii) - Calyx and bract of Wenatchee Indian Paintbrush, Elmer's Paintbrush: Castilleja elmeri (Synonym: Castilleja angustifolia var. whitedii)

Elmer's paintbrush as seen along Forest Service Road #3521, Wenatchee National Forest......July 6, 2012.
Paul Slichter