Castilleja haydenii

Castilleja haydenii
Castilleja haydenii blooming in the Pecos Wilderness
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Orobanchaceae
Genus:	Castilleja
Species:	C. haydenii
Binomial name
Castilleja haydenii (A.Gray) Cockerell
Synonyms[1]
Castilleja pallida var. haydenii A.Gray (1878)

Castilleja haydenii, also known as Hayden's paintbrush, is a species of flower found in the mountains of southern Colorado and northern New Mexico, generally above timberline in the alpine tundra. Its purple flowers appear in the months of July through September. It was named after the geologist Ferdinand Vandeveer Hayden.