Castilleja pulchella Rydb.
Annotated by Mark Pollock, 30 Jul 2023. Sources: FPNW 2nd ed., IMF, Vascular Plants of Wyoming, Montana Manual of Vascular Plants. Remarks: C. cusickii would be more likely based on range, but keys to C. pulchella based on multiple characteristics (see specimen notes)

Idaho: Blaine County: [locality and coordinates withheld; status in Idaho: S2 (Imperiled; IDNHP)],
mesic ground in upper subalpine at margin of a conifer patch and meadow¶¶¶¶¶¶¶ flowers yellow. Corollas slightly longer than calices and bracts. Calices 18-19mm. Some of the lower bracts acute, others rounded. Stems 10-15cm tall. Leaves ascending, but not closely appressed.. Photos of the live specimen prior to collection available at https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/175778509¶ Phenology: Flowers.

Mark Pollock 686, Jul 29, 2023
SRP, Accession: 82660