![]() Flower heads are yellow, dandelion-like, and grow in. The stem and leaves contain a milky juice. Common name of paintbrush refers to the supposed resemblance of the flowering plant to a brush dipped in paint. Gallery: Common names: Meadow hawkweed, yellow hawkweed, field hawkweed, yellow paintbrush, devil’s paintbrush, yellow devil, yellow fox-and-cubs Scientific Name: Hieracium caespitosum (synonym: Hieracium pratense) Description: Meadow hawkweed is a perennial in the Asteraceae (sunflower) family. ![]() Genus name comes from an 18th century botanist, Domingo Castillejo, of Cadiz, Spain. Scientific Name: Castilleja integra Common Names: Wholeleaf Indian Paintbrush, Squawfeather Plant Characteristics. Two types of medium green leaves: entire, lance-shaped leaves in a basal rosette and stem leaves divided into 3-5 deep, narrow lobes. Also known as Indian paintbrush, this remarkable red or orange-flowered. The large, fan-shaped, orange-red "flowers" are actually brightly-colored, three-lobed, leafy bracts which appear at the stem tops in dense spikes and which surround and hide the tiny greenish-yellow true flowers. One of the most interesting meadow species we sell, with a fascinating ecology. ![]() It is a Missouri native which occurs in prairies, rocky glades, moist and open woodlands, thickets and streambanks in the eastern, central and southern parts of the State (Steyermark). ![]() Each flower is wrapped in a broad bract that has 1 to 4 lobes or teeth and is pale yellow to greenish, lighter colored near the tip, sometimes tinged with purple. Castilleja coccinea, commonly called Indian paintbrush or painted cup, is a biennial member of the broomrape family (Orobanchaceae) that typically grows on unbranched stems to 1-1.5' tall (less frequently to 2'). Flowers are tubular, pale yellow to greenish-yellow, about ¾ inch long, have a style that barely extends beyond the mouth of the tube and 4 somewhat shorter stamens. The showy effect of this plant is produced by these bracts, which occur in a variety of colors (pale yellow to deep purple). ![]()
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