Castilleja cusickii Greenm.

Idaho: Boundary County: Purcell Mts., Kaniksu National Forest. Copper Ridge Road ca 1.75 miles SSW of Canuck Pass (air miles) ca 1.5 miles below Ruby Ridge. Elev. 5490 ft.
48° 54' N, 116° 5' W
Mosssy rocks and narrow ledges especially on the steep (nearly 170%) NE-facing side of knob. With Arenaria capillaris, Cheilanthes gracillima, Penstemon attenuatus, Cryptogramma crispa, Saxifraga ferruginea, and Luzula campestris. Abundant caespitose per herb. Infl glandular; lvs greenish, broad and with 2 well-developed lat lobes (occ the central lobe dissected irreg); bracts pale greenish-yellow below, the upper 1/2 lined with pale reddish-purple (younger bracts deeper reddish-purple and with pale yellow-cream tips) calyx cleft nearly sub=, a bit deeper on the abaxial, each seg ending in 2 broadly rounded teeth, the entire calyx only 2-4 mm shorter than the corolla; corolla transp below, yellowish-green on the distal, the upper lip surpassing the lower by only 3 mm at most in fresh condition. Phenology: Flowers.

Douglass Henderson 6715, Jul 11, 1983
With Anita Cholewa
ID, Accession: 81322, Barcode: ID123518