Range
Sonoran and Great Basin deserts of eastern California, northern Arizona and northwestern New Mexico.
Habitat
Dry, open soil often with Sagebrush between 2,000 and 8,000 feet.
Flowers
Numerous erect stems with bright, red-to-orange, flower-like tips bloom April to August.
Description
Desert Paintbrush, the most common of the dry paintbrushes, is but one of a large, easily recognizable genus of early bloomers. It grows 4 to 16 inches high and has leaves that are 1 to 2 inches long, the upper being divided into as many as 5 narrow lobes.
A member of the Figwort Family (Schrophulariaceae) this genus is named for Spanish botanist Domingo Castillejo. It is also called Painted-cup.
Desert Paintbrush
