Kebnat

Castilleja

4 species

In Québec, the genus Castilleja (family Orobanchaceae) counts 4 species of plants. The stars? Labrador Indian paintbrush, Raup's Indian paintbrush and Scarlet paintbrush, the most often observed. The richest region: Bas-Saint-Laurent, with 2 species. Every species has its own page: photos, its season, its habitat and the best places to see it near you.

Species observed by region

Where do the observations come from?

  • Mostly iNaturalist : photos taken by people all over Québec, with the species confirmed by the community.
  • Other public sources : such as eBird for birds and the provincial forest inventories, gathered by GBIF, the global biodiversity data network.
  • What we keep : confirmed observations, with an exact position (not blurred to protect a rare species), that their author allows to be reused.
  • One place counts once : several observations of the same species at the same spot (within 11 m) count as one.
  • So our numbers are lower : than iNaturalist’s total. A region without observations does not mean the species does not live there.

Data downloaded in September 2026.

  1. Bas-Saint-Laurent2
  2. Nord-du-Québec2
  3. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean1
  4. Mauricie1
  5. Côte-Nord1
  6. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine1

Castilleja 4

Lamiales
All2,855Poales529Asterales316Lamiales214Rosales205Caryophyllales204Malpighiales120Asparagales119Brassicales109Ranunculales98Ericales95Fabales91Alismatales74Saxifragales68Polypodiales60Apiales51Dipsacales50Gentianales50Solanales43Fagales38Boraginales33Malvales29Myrtales29Sapindales27Pinales26Liliales22Ophioglossales20Lycopodiales18Geraniales17Cornales14Celastrales12Equisetales9Vitales7Commelinales6Cucurbitales6Nymphaeales5Oxalidales5Piperales5Osmundales4Aquifoliales3Santalales3Selaginellales3Acorales2Buxales2Ceratophyllales2Isoetales2Salviniales2Crossosomatales1Ginkgoales1Hymenophyllales1Laurales1Magnoliales1Marchantiales1Proteales1Schizaeales1
Orobanchaceae
All214Lamiaceae71Plantaginaceae57Orobanchaceae32Lentibulariaceae13Oleaceae12Scrophulariaceae12Verbenaceae7Phrymaceae4Bignoniaceae3Acanthaceae1Linderniaceae1Paulowniaceae1
Labrador Indian paintbrush191 observations
Raup's Indian paintbrush11 observations
Scarlet paintbrush2 observations
Elegant Indian paintbrushCastilleja elegans