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| Scientific Name | Castilleja integra | USDA PLANTS Symbol | CAIN14 |
| Common Name | Wholeleaf Indian Paintbrush, Indian Paintbrush, Squawfeather | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 33131 |
| Family | Orobanchaceae (Broomrape) | SEINet Reference |
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| Description |
Habitat: Dry, gravelly soils of flats, canyons and hillsides in far West Texas and Big Bend areas and north. Plant: Erect perennial 4 to 20 inches tall with one to several unbranched stems covered with white woolly hairs. Leaves: Alternate, undivided stem leaves with linear to linear-lanceolate reddish-green blades, 3/4 to 2-3/4 inches long, with entire, curled edges; upper surfaces smooth, lower hairy. Inflorescence: Flowers comprised of petals fused into a two-lipped, dark to light green corolla tube 1 to 1-3/4 inches long protruding beyond the surrounding, showy scarlet to red-orange calyx; calyx 3/4 to 1-3/8-inches long, divided into 4 unequal segments; each flower subtended by a showy bract the same color as the calyx lobes, longer than the flower (3/4 to 1-5/8 inches long), obovate, hairy, and usually entire but occasionally divided into 3 acute lobes, the side lobes much smaller than the central lobe; a few to several flower and bract combinations arranged in showy, dense terminal spikes 3/4 to 4 inches long. Bloom Period: April to October. References: "Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas" by Correll and Johnston and SEINet. |
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Texas Status: Native |
| Scientific Name | Castilleja lanata | USDA PLANTS Symbol | CALA24 |
| Common Name | Woolly Paintbrush | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 33066 |
| Family | Orobanchaceae (Broomrape) | SEINet Reference |
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| Description |
Habitat: Dry rocky slopes, often with granitic or limestone soils; found in the Trans-Pecos. Plant: Erect perennial with clustered, sometimes branched woolly stems 4 to 40 inches tall. Leaves: Alternate, linear or linear-lanceolate stem leaves; both surfaces covered with short, matted, woolly hairs; edges often upturned; upper leaves may be deeply cleft into three lobes. Inflorescence: Dense, elongated spike beginning with red bracts above the leaves, wider and more oblanceolate in shape, usually with a pair of lobes at the base and long white hairs on their lower sides; flowers are tubular, tapering towards the tip, from where the style and stigma slightly protrude; greenish-yellow corolla is about 1-1/2 inches long and more than half is enclosed by the red, lobed calyx, similar in appearance to the bracts. Bloom Period: March to August. References: www.americansouthwest.net, SEINet and "Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas" by Correll and Johnston. |
BONAP Distribution Map |
Texas Status: Native |
