Indian paintbrush
Pollinator Value
- 🐛 Larval Host
- Common Buckeye, Baltimore Checkerspot
Growing Conditions
- Sun
- Full Sun ☀️, Part Sun ⛅
- Moisture
- High 💧💧💧💧, Regular 💧💧, Wet 💧💧💧
- Bloom
- May, June, July
- Sociability
- S1 — Solitary / Individual
Ecology & Conservation
Proximity
- Proximity Score
ℹ
Our internally developed scale tracking proximity of historical species occurrence to our Eco-Region (8.1.8). 0 = hyper-local, 5 = off-continent.
- 1
- Native Status
- Outaouais: ✅ · QC: ✅ · ON: ✅
Native Occurrence
- Closest Native Direction
- Local
- Eco-zone
ℹ
The closest historically occurring Eco-zone, mapped to the CEC values.
- Mixedwood Plains
- Eco-province
- Great Lakes-St. Lawrence
- Eco-region
- 8.1.8 St. Lawrence Lowlands
Rarity & Status
- Rarity Notes
- Secure: Hemiparasitic on grasses.
- Rank QC
ℹ
In Quebec, the CDPNQ (Centre de données sur le patrimoine naturel du Québec) is the body that assigns these ranks using the NatureServe methodology.
Click here for more info → - S4 — Apparently Secure
- Rank ON
ℹ
The S-rank (Subnational Rank) is a standardized tool used across Canada to measure the extinction risk of a species within a specific province or territory.
Click here for more info → - S4 — Apparently Secure
- Ecological Context
- Indian Paintbrush: Indigenous to local fens/wet meadows.
Edibility & Foraging
- Edible
- ✅ Edible
- Commonly Eaten
- ❌ No
- Notes
- Flowers (raw garnish).
Medicinal Properties
- Category
- Circulatory
- Notes
- Root used as a blood purifier.
Provenance
- Seed Provenance
- Gatineau QC
- Seed Source
- Localeaf