Scientific Name:
Kingdom: Plantae
Division:
Class: Dicoteldonae (two seed-leaves) Family: Scrophulariaceae (Figwort Family)
Genera: Castilleja (Indian Paintbrush) (Named for Don Domingo Castellejo, an 18th century Spanish botanist)
Species: hyperborea (Lat. Gk. hyper = above + boreas = north; referring to the norther range of this species) Synonym(s): C. villosissima English Name(s):
Northern IndianPaintbrush,
First Nation Names:
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