Anne Elliott's photos with the keyword: Rob Blades' grasslands hilltop

Stiff Yellow Paintbrush / Castilleja lutescens

08 Sep 2010 135
Castilleja lutescens is native to western Canada and USA. Uncommon, and semi-parasitic, probably on the roots of grasses. Yellow bracts surround each tiny, greenish flower. These were seen on Rob Blades' grassland hilltop, west of Nanton, southern Alberta, on 27th August.