Common name: Cliff Paintbrush

No listed varieties.

Note small size (<10 inches) short, showy bracts, normally the flowers stick well above the bracts. Upper leaves are sharply divided into 3-7 lobes. Leaves and stem are generally purplish tinged. Grows in open rocky areas at high elevations.

North Cascades, Mt. Rainier
TRAIL: Easy Pass; Mt. Larabee; Skyline
HABITAT: alpine open rocky
ELEVATION: 1,995 m (6,545 ft.) ; 2,050 m (6,715 ft.); 1,875 m (6,145 ft)
BLOOM TIME: 11-AUG; 12-AUG; 17-JUN