Castilleja cusickii
Orobanchaceae
Cusick's Paintbrush
Clump, all parts covered with very small hairs. Stems many, unbranched. Leaves numerous, upward-pointing, lance-shaped, with 3–7 slender lobes. Yellow or occasionally pale violet bracts and calyces, lobes rounded. Flower with whitish lobes about 1–1 1/2 in. long hidden in calyx of same length. Grows in moist granitic meadows at mid and high elevations.
- Rarity: Uncommon
- Flowering Time: Early Summer
- Flower Form: 5 petals, 2 lips (Scrophulariaceae)
- Life Cycle: Perennial
- Height: 8–20 inches
- Habitat: Alpine, Bog/Fen/Wetland, Meadow, Subalpine
- Found In: Wallowas
- Native: Yes
