painted cup

1. Any of various plants of the genus Castilleja having dense spikes of hooded flowers with brightly colored bracts (synset 112900723)
   is a type of: wild flower, wildflower - wild or uncultivated flowering plant
   subtypes:

   • castilleja chromosa, desert paintbrush - most common paintbrush of western United States dry lands; having erect stems ending in dense spikes of bright orange to red flowers
   • castilleja miniata, giant red paintbrush - wildflower of western North America having ragged clusters of crimson or scarlet flowers
   • castilleja sessiliflora, great plains paintbrush - hairy plant with pinkish flowers; Great Plains to northern Mexico
   • castilleja sulphurea, sulfur paintbrush - plant of moist highland meadows having ragged clusters of pale yellow flowers
   belongs to: castilleia, castilleja, genus castilleia, genus castilleja - genus of western North and South American perennials often partially parasitic on roots of grasses
   same as: indian paintbrush

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