Orobanchaceae
Trans-Pecos Indian paintbrush
Castilleja nervata
- Family
- Orobanchaceae
- Genus
- Castilleja
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Trans-Pecos Indian paintbrush
Synonyms
- Castilleja angustifolia M.Martens & Galeotti
- Castilleja cruenta Standl.
- Castilleja cryptandra Eastw.
Flowers
- In flower
- December to August (from 145 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Ana Nuño, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Ricardo Betancourt Sánchez, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Jonathan Rodriguez, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Jonathan Rodriguez, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Viacheslav Shalisko, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Connor McInerney, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Carlos Domínguez-Rodríguez, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Favian Flores Medina, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Carlos Domínguez-Rodríguez, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Luis F. Ramírez, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Sinaloa Silvestre, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Antonio Francisco, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.