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painted cup

DEFINITIONS OF: painted cup

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n any of various plants of the genus Castilleja having dense spikes of hooded flowers with brightly colored bracts

Synonyms:
Indian paintbrush
Types:
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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
Type of:
wild flower, wildflower
wild or uncultivated flowering plant
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