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Indian paintbrush
noun
1
: any of a genus (Castilleja of the family Orobanchaceae) of chiefly American herbaceous plants that have brightly colored bracts
called also painted cup
2
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Bonus buds that time of year include lupine, Indian paintbrush, and chocolate lily.
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Emma Veidt, Outside Online, 14 Apr. 2025
Trails like Matt Davis, Steep Ravine, and Cataract Falls usually offer good opportunities to see lupines, Indian paintbrush, checkerbloom, Douglas iris, buttercups, and western blue-eyed grass.
—Mae Hamilton, AFAR Media, 20 Mar. 2025
Hikers can enjoy the coastal sage scrub vegetation, including blooming plants like Indian paintbrush, California broom and black sage.
—Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Apr. 2024
The federally endangered Bear Valley sandwort, Ash-gray Indian paintbrush, and southern mountain wild-buckwheat are no match for the cascading impacts of soil disturbances caused by burros on the move.
—Louis Sahagún, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2023
The trails are generally free of snow, warm weather blankets the alpine, and meadows of fiery wavy-leaf Indian paintbrush and fuchsia monkeyflowers burst into bloom.
—Emily Pennington, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 June 2023
The Indian paintbrush is Wyoming's state flower.
—Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 5 Feb. 2023
And there is Indian paintbrush that’s a reddish orange.
—Joanne Kempinger Demski, Journal Sentinel, 30 June 2022
Other blooms include golden-beard penstemon, Indian paintbrush, yarrow and goldeneye.
—Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 24 Feb. 2022
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Emma Veidt, Outside Online, 14 Apr. 2025
Trails like Matt Davis, Steep Ravine, and Cataract Falls usually offer good opportunities to see lupines, Indian paintbrush, checkerbloom, Douglas iris, buttercups, and western blue-eyed grass.
—Mae Hamilton, AFAR Media, 20 Mar. 2025
Hikers can enjoy the coastal sage scrub vegetation, including blooming plants like Indian paintbrush, California broom and black sage.
—Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Apr. 2024
The federally endangered Bear Valley sandwort, Ash-gray Indian paintbrush, and southern mountain wild-buckwheat are no match for the cascading impacts of soil disturbances caused by burros on the move.
—Louis Sahagún, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2023
The trails are generally free of snow, warm weather blankets the alpine, and meadows of fiery wavy-leaf Indian paintbrush and fuchsia monkeyflowers burst into bloom.
—Emily Pennington, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 June 2023
The Indian paintbrush is Wyoming's state flower.
—Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 5 Feb. 2023
And there is Indian paintbrush that’s a reddish orange.
—Joanne Kempinger Demski, Journal Sentinel, 30 June 2022
Other blooms include golden-beard penstemon, Indian paintbrush, yarrow and goldeneye.
—Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 24 Feb. 2022
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“Indian paintbrush.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Indian%20paintbrush. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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