Castilleja indivisa
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{{Taxobox
| name = Texas Paintbrush
| image = Texas_Paintbrush.JPG
| image2 = Castilleja indivisa.jpg
| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
| divisio = [[Magnoliophyta]]
| classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]
| ordo = [[Lamiales]]
| familia = [[Orobanchaceae]]
| genus = ''[[Castilleja]]''
| species = '''''C. indivisa'''''
| binomial = ''Castilleja indivisa''
| binomial_authority = [[George Engelmann|Engelm.]]
}}
'''Texas Paintbrush''' (''Castilleja indivisa''), also known as '''Entireleaf Indian Paintbrush''', is a [[Parasitic plant|hemiparasitic]] annual [[wildflower]] native to [[Texas]] in the [[United States]]. The bright red leaf-like bracts that surround the white to greenish flowers make the plant look like a ragged brush that has been dipped in red paint. They sometimes produce a light yellow or pure white variation mixed in with the reds.
Each plant typically grows 12-18" (30-45 cm) in height. The leaves are long and stalkless. The roots grow until they reach the roots of other plants, mainly [[grass]]es, and then penetrate the roots of the "host" plant to obtain a portion of their needed nutrients (known as semi or hemiparasitism).
Texas Paintbrush typically blooms in early to mid-spring, and thrives in well-drained areas with full sun. They can be seen along highways and in fields, complementing the deep blue of the [[bluebonnet]]s.
==References==
* [http://uvalde.tamu.edu/herbarium/caind.htm Texas Paintbrush]
* [http://www.sbs.utexas.edu/mbierner/bio406d/images/pics/oro/castilleja_indivisa.htm Images of ''Castilleja indivisa'']
[[Category:Orobanchaceae]]
[[Category:Flora of Texas]]