| Castilleja tenuis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Orobanchaceae |
| Genus: | Castilleja |
| Species: | C. tenuis
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| Binomial name | |
| Castilleja tenuis (A.Heller) T.I.Chuang & Heckard
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Castilleja tenuis is a species of Indian paintbrush, known by the common name hairy Indian paintbrush.
It is native to the Northwestern United States, California, Nevada, and British Columbia. It grows from 1,000–2,800 metres (3,300–9,200 ft) in a number of habitat types including meadows, especially in mountainous areas including the Sierra Nevada and Cascade Range.