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Castilleja indivisa
This showy annual or biennial grows 6-16 in. high. Its several unbranched stems form clumps topped by bright-red, paintbrush-like spikes. The flowers are actually inconspicuous and greenish, but are subtended by showy, red-tipped bracts. Together, the flowers and bracts form 3-8 in. spikes.
Riparian meadow near a lake.
Spotted on Sep 15, 2012
Submitted on Sep 21, 2012
1 Comment
Love these flowers!