castilleja christii

Castilleja christii is a rare species of flowering plant in the family Orobanchaceae known by the common name Christ's Indian paintbrush. It is endemic to Idaho in the United States, where there is a single population on Mount Harrison in the Albion Mountains in the Minidoka Ranger District of Sawtooth National Forest. It is one of Idaho's rarest plants.This plant was named for John Henry Christ (1896-1973), who first collected it. It is a perennial herb with a cluster of several erect stems 15 to ...