About Castilleja parviflora Bong.
Castilleja parviflora Bong. is a perennial wildflower herb that grows up to around 40 centimeters tall, and its entire surface is covered in a mix of glandular and nonglandular hairs. Its leaves measure a few centimeters in length, and range in shape from lance-shaped to oblong. Its inflorescence is structured in layers of bracts, whose tips come in colors ranging from pale yellow to bright red or pink. The yellow-green, sometimes red-tinted, tubular flowers emerge from between these bracts. This species flowers from June through September. It grows in habitats including gravel areas, talus slopes, and subalpine and alpine meadows.
