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desert paintbrush, Castilleja chromosa, California, White Mountains, Deep Springs Valley drainage, elevation 1792 m (5880 ft).

This widespread perennial colorfully announces the advent of spring across much of the interior western United States, from the Great Basin and Mojave Desert eastward to the Rocky Mountains. It is found mainly with sagebrush below about 3000 meters (10,000 feet) elevation. Like all members of the Broomrape Family, desert paintbrush is parasitic on the roots of other plants. Paintbrushes are hemiparasitic, meaning partially parasitic, since they also have green leaves with chlorophyll to help produce their own energy. Sagebrushes (Artemisia species) seem to be the primary root host for this species, but maybe not the only ones.

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Source desert paintbrush, Castilleja chromosa
Author Jim Morefield from Nevada, USA
Camera location37° 19′ 56.35″ N, 118° 05′ 59.39″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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