Castilleja indivisa 1926685 196830692 2008-03-08T19:17:13Z Eubot 231599 Removed taxobox colour. See [[User:Eubot/Removing colours from taxoboxen]]. {{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]]