Rocky Mountain Indian Paintbrush – Native Plant of the Day 10/13/2023
Photo from 6/10/2011. Location: Boise National Forest, Ada County, ID.
More photos / info at the Castilleja covilleana detail page.
Rocky Mountain Indian Paintbrush, Coville Indian Paintbrush – Castilleja covilleana
Also NPOD 10/13/2011, 10/13/2012, 10/13/2013, 10/13/2014, 10/13/2015, 10/13/2016, 10/13/2017, 10/13/2018, 10/13/2019, 10/13/2020, 10/13/2021, 10/13/2022
it was stated that this flower doesn’t grow anywhere but Idaho and maybe Montana. It grows in Mew Mexico, in the Zuni mountians.
According to both BONAP and the USDA Plants Database, Castilleja covilleana grows only in Idaho and Montana. There are many species of Indian Paint Brush (Castilleja) that grow elsewhere, including a dozen or more species that grow in New Mexico. On the other hand, it’s possible that I’ve misidentified this species; there are a couple that grown both in New Mexico and in Idaho.