" Indian Paintbrush " Photo Card

" Indian Paintbrush " Photo Card Photographer: Allison Pluda, Seneca Creek Studios This photo art greeting card from Allison Pluda of Seneca Creek Studios features the red Indian paintbrush wildflowers and lush green sagebrush scrub that are iconic to the Rocky Mountains and Western landscape These blank note cards are perfect for any occasion and make beautiful everyday stationery This beautiful bunch is from the high plains of Wyoming on the open prairie and bloomed after a few days of spring rain The Indian Paintbrush was designated the official state flower of Wyoming in 1970 It is found on rocky slopes in the high desert, arid plains, open grasslands, and forest clearings across the West The Indian paintbrush is also sometimes called prairie fire This unique flower is a hemi-parasite or a root parasite which means it puts it's tubes or 'haustoria' into the roots of a host plant to survive. This is why they are so frequently found together with sagebrush since they need another hos