Category: What appears to be brilliant red petals are actually bracts

  • Slickrock Paintbrush

    March 16, 2025 A plant to be admired for its determination and ability to sprout where its seeds are scattered. In cracks in rocks high up on steep walls at Zion National Park, where I managed to capture a picture. This plant has an appropriate common name, Slickrock Paintbrush (Castilleja scabrida). That brilliant red, by…