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20-AUG-2010 Chris M. Bycroft

Giant red paintbrush flowers

Lower lake below Donohue Pass view map

A giant red paintbrush flower (Castilleja miniata). Family: Orobanchaceae - was until recently considered to be in Scrophulariaceae. These plants are hemiparisitic, which means they are partly parositic on host plants (e.g. for minerals, water or organic matter) and they photosynthesize as well.

Canon EOS 7D ,Canon EF-S 18-200 mm f/3.5-5.6 IS
1/320s f/10.0 at 185.0mm iso400 full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto
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