Castilleja puberula

Castilleja puberula
On the astern side of Mount Bross in the Mosquito Range

Vulnerable (NatureServe)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Orobanchaceae
Genus: Castilleja
Species:
C. puberula
Binomial name
Castilleja puberula
Synonyms
  • Castilleja flavoviridis

Castilleja puberula, commonly alpine paintbrush or short-flowered paintbrush, is a plant species in the broomrape family that grows exclusively in high elevation habitats. Before 2014 it was thought to only grow in Colorado in mountains near the Great Divide, but an additional population was located on a mountain in southwest Montana.