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    Wooly indian paintbrush Is found throughout most of British Columbia and southern California. The top of the flower looks like it was dipped in red paint, hence the name indian paintbrush Also known as a prairie fire, grandmother's hair, painted cup, or butterfly weed.

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    Wooly indian paintbrush Is found throughout most of British Columbia and southern California. The top of the flower looks like it was dipped in red paint, hence the name indian paintbrush Also known as a prairie fire, grandmother's hair, painted cup, or butterfly weed.

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    Wooly indian paintbrush Is found throughout most of British Columbia and southern California. The top of the flower looks like it was dipped in red paint, hence the name indian paintbrush Also known as a prairie fire, grandmother's hair, painted cup, or butterfly weed.

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    WoolyIndianPaintbrush

    MikaylaElliot

    LifeHistory
    FoundthroughoutmostofBritishColumbiaandSouthernCalifornia
    Thetopoftheflowerlookslikeitwasdippedinredpaint,hencebeinggiventhename
    indianpaintbrush
    Alsoknownasaprairiefire,grandmothershair,paintedcup,paintedlady,orbutterfly
    weed.
    Ispropagatedbydividingrhizomes,tubers,corms,andbulbs
    Hasalifespanof12years

    HumanUse
    WasusedamongvarioustribesofNativeAmericansasacondiment
    Treatsrheumatism
    Helpsboosttheimmunesystem
    Improvesthequalityandglossofhair
    Usedasasourceofcolordyes
    Usedfortheprocessofbioremediation(removalofpollutantsfromthesoil)duetoits
    abilitytoabsorbandstorelargequantitiesofseleniumintheroots
    TreatssexuallytransmitteddiseaseslikeAIDS
    Wyomingstateflower

    Ecology
    SemiParasiticplant
    Attachestothetubesofhostplantsbyitsroots
    Sucksnutrientsandwaterfromitshostplants
    Originatedfromwesternpartsofnorthandsouthamericaaswellasnorthasia.
    Growsindeserts,dryareas,andsandyprairies.
    Hashairystemsthatcanreachupto2feetinheight
    Bloomsfrommaytoseptember


    Linkagestootherplants/animals
    Isaparasiticplantsoitlivesoffofotherplantsbyconnectingitsrootstoothers:
    Sagebrush
    Lupin
    Lupincontainsalkaloidsthatprotectsitfromherbivores.Indianpaintbrush
    cansuckthisoutoftheplanttohelpprotectitselffromthesamethreat.
    Largecolorfulbractsattracthummingbirdsandhoveringinsects
    Canhavealifespanof12yearsdependingonthespeciesoftheplant
    Arebrightincolor(red,orange,purple,yellow,orwhite)

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