Mostly mingling in meadows, Scarlet Indian Paintbrush – Castilleja miniata – are usually deep red but range into orange. Colorful bracts are broad, often with four smaller sharp lobes. Sepals are red and fused, often concealing the green tube of petals until fully mature. Flowers are held in relatively broad, dense clusters at the top of 1-3’ stems. Stem leaves are mostly elongate and entire, not divided into lobes or teeth. They are found at lower elevations than C. rhexifolia which is subalpine.