Indian paintbrush

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: Indian paintbrush

1	n	any of various plants of the genus Castilleja having dense spikes of hooded flowers with brightly colored bracts
2	n	erect perennial of eastern and southern United States having showy orange flowers

FULL DEFINITIONS OF: Indian paintbrush

Types:: show 4 types...; hide 4 types...; Castilleja chromosa, desert paintbrush
most common paintbrush of western United States dry lands; having erect stems ending in dense spikes of bright orange to red flowers; Castilleja miniata, giant red paintbrush
wildflower of western North America having ragged clusters of crimson or scarlet flowers; Castilleja sessiliflora, great plains paintbrush
hairy plant with pinkish flowers; Great Plains to northern Mexico; Castilleja sulphurea, sulfur paintbrush
plant of moist highland meadows having ragged clusters of pale yellow flowers

Synonyms:: Asclepias tuberosa, butterfly weed, chigger flower, chiggerflower, orange milkweed, pleurisy root, tuber root

Type of:: milkweed, silkweed
any of numerous plants of the genus Asclepias having milky juice and pods that split open releasing seeds with downy tufts

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