Raup's Indian paintbrush- Castilleja raupii
Castilleja is commonly known as paintbrush or Indian paintbrush. The genus has about 200 species of annual and perennial plants native to the west of the Americas from Alaska south to the Andes, and northern Asia. These plants are classified in the broomrape family Orobanchaceae. They are hemiparasitic on the roots of grasses and other herbs. Raup's Indian paintbrush has a native range from central Alaska to Hudson Bay, and south to the northern parts of western Canadian provinces. It grows primarily in the subalpine or subarctic biome. The plant is named after Hugh Miller Raup (1901 – 1995), an American botanist and plant ecologist. A 1925 trip to Glacier National Park started 17 summers of studying Arctic and boreal vegetation in Canada, Alaska and Greenland. I took the photo on a pingo in Tuktoyaktuk, Northwest Territories.
Raup's Indian paintbrush- Castilleja raupii
Castilleja is commonly known as paintbrush or Indian paintbrush. The genus has about 200 species of annual and perennial plants native to the west of the Americas from Alaska south to the Andes, and northern Asia. These plants are classified in the broomrape family Orobanchaceae. They are hemiparasitic on the roots of grasses and other herbs. Raup's Indian paintbrush has a native range from central Alaska to Hudson Bay, and south to the northern parts of western Canadian provinces. It grows primarily in the subalpine or subarctic biome. The plant is named after Hugh Miller Raup (1901 – 1995), an American botanist and plant ecologist. A 1925 trip to Glacier National Park started 17 summers of studying Arctic and boreal vegetation in Canada, Alaska and Greenland. I took the photo on a pingo in Tuktoyaktuk, Northwest Territories.