Only flower of the bunch. I've got a childhood storybook about this flower that I remember fondly.

Song: Tundra Beats•Sun Is Shining

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#watercolor #watercolorart #watercolorandink

Castilleja indivisa (also called Indian Paintbrush) blooming in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on May 4, 2024

Some of the camera settings that I used to make this photo are at: https://www.rsok.com/~jrm/2024May06_birds_and_cats/2024may04_paintbrush_IMG_9707c.html

#wildflowers #paintbrush #Castilleja #prairie #bloomscrolling #Oklahoma #naturephotography #photography

A short hike up Mt Seymour the other day -
#Campanula lactiflora (blue bell-shaped flowers, non-native, sunny meadow)
#Castilleja miniata (greater #paintbrush, tuft of orange bracts, full sunlight)
#Chamaenerion angustifolium (#fireweed; spike of magenta flowers, a bee, and another pollinator, maybe a fly?, full sunlight)
#Corallorhiza mertensiana (Pacific #coralroot, magenta and green #orchid flower, very dark woods)

#botany #flowers #bloomscrolling

Alt: as above

Eschscholzia californica and Castilleja exserta ssp. exserta - California Poppy and Purple Owl's Clover. Just caught the very last of the super bloom in May at Carrizo Plain National Monument.

The owl's clover is from a family commonly known as paintbrushes. They are hemi-parasites, meaning they feed off the roots of other plants to supplement themselves. In this case they are probably parasitizing other wildflowers that have already gone to seed.

Carrizo plain is one of the largest intact remnants of a native grassland ecosystem, including several alkali sinks. This area escaped cultivation partly due to its remoteness, and has served as a refuge for dozens of rare plants and animals. It's about an hour drive from SLO.

Thank you to @dsfroggy for the use of your camera, and for taking the second photo

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Castilleja indivisa (also called Indian Paintbrush) was blooming in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on April 29, 2023 in a small prairie remnant next to trees. This in the cross timbers ecosystem.

Some of the camera settings are at: https://www.rsok.com/~jrm/2023May14_birds_and_cats/2023apr29_castilleja_IMG_3849c.html

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Paintbrush in a meadow of other wildflowers.

#pnw #plants #flowers #wildflowers #subalpine #hiking #nativePlants #photography #castilleja #indianPaintbrush