Latin Common

Genus

Red Yellow White Blue Orange Green / Brown

3 or 6 petals 4 petals 5 irregular petals 5 symmetrical petals (ovary superior) 5 symmetrical petals (ovary inferior) 5 irregular petals forming a tube 5 symmetrical petals forming a tube 5 petals joined into a bell

All composites Anthemis tribe Aster tribe Chicory tribe Thistle tribe Thoroughwort tribe Sunflower tribe Everlasting tribe Senecio tribe

Many petals No obvious petals

January February March April May June July August September October November December

Turner Photographics - Wildflowers

Castilleja Thompsonii

8 photos

Thompson's Paintbrush

Thompson's Paintbrush under Big Sagebrush

Thompson's Paintbrush blossoms & bracts extreme detail

Thompson's Paintbrush

Thompson's Paintbrush

Thompson's Paintbrush w/ Yellow Desert Daisies

Thompson's Paintbrush w/ Yellow Desert Daisies soft bkgnd

Thompson's Paintbrush w/ Yellow Desert Daisies soft bkgnd