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Indian Paintbrush

Castilleja indivisa

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:

Riparian meadow near a lake.


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Maria dB
Maria dB 7 months ago

Love these flowers!

Denton, Texas, USA

Lat: 33.15, Long: -97.02

Spotted on Sep 15, 2012
Submitted on Sep 21, 2012

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