![]() “Giant” is the key word in its name as it can grow waist high. The giant red Indian paintbrush, Castilleja miniata, named after Spanish botanist Domingo Castillejo, is one of the more common and easy to spot. The Sierra has about 20 species of paintbrush. ![]() Identification can open up a whole new world. ![]() Ever since then I’ve packed field guides in my daypack to identify trees, bushes, and wildflowers, birds and animals, too. By simply identifying it, which I had never done before, I learned all sorts of new things. I was a young teen hiking in Squaw Valley when I first saw a bright red feathery flower and discovered its name - Indian paintbrush. In the natural world, identifying a flower for the first time can be exciting and memorable. Most people remember “firsts” - their first love, their first car, the first time they set out on their own. ![]()
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