Texas paintbrush

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Castilleja indivisa, commonly known as Texas Indian paintbrush or entireleaf Indian paintbrush, is a hemiparasitic annual wildflower native to Texas, Louisiana, and Oklahoma in the United States. There are historical records of the species formerly growing in Arkansas, and reports of naturalized populations in Florida and Alabama.

• It belongs to the Orobanchaceae family. ^iNaturalist
• USDA PLANTS describes it as an herb (forb) with a annual life cycle. ^{USDA PLANTS}
• USDA PLANTS lists it as native in the lower 48 states and records it in 4 states. ^{USDA PLANTS}
• NatureServe lists it as native to Texas and Oklahoma. ^NatureServe
• In Texas, most iNaturalist sightings of it in flower come in March–May. ^iNaturalist
• In Oklahoma, most iNaturalist sightings of it in flower come in March–July. ^iNaturalist
• iNaturalist has 22,818 research-grade sightings of it in Texas, ranking #11 among the 109 flowers on our Texas list. ^iNaturalist
• iNaturalist has 2,344 research-grade sightings of it in Oklahoma, ranking #2 among the 110 flowers on our Oklahoma list. ^iNaturalist