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Indian Paintbrush

Castilleja indivisa

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Description:

This showy annual or biennial grows 6-16 in. high. Its several unbranched stems form clumps topped by bright-red, paintbrush-like spikes. The flowers are actually inconspicuous and greenish, but are subtended by showy, red-tipped bracts. Together, the flowers and bracts form 3-8 in. spikes.

Habitat:

One of the spring wildflowers at Heritage Elementary School's Twelve Ecological Zones of Texas Demonstration Garden. The prolonged cold this year has slowed the blooming and growth of the garden.

Reference Links:

Castilleja indivisa (Entireleaf indian paintbrush) | NPIN

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