Castilleja integra A. Gray
Foothill paintbrush, wholeleaf Indian paintbrush, squawfeather, southwestern paintbrush
Wholeleaf Indian paintbrush (so named, presumably, to distinguish it from splitleaf Indian paintbrush) is a North American native, one of about 200 species of Castilleja. If you’re interested in Castillejas, don’t miss Mark Egger’s superb photographic compilation on Flickr. They appear from April to October. See also this Castilleja comparison table.
Plants: Up to 1½′ (50 cm) in height, covered with fuzzy white hairs.
Leaves: Linear, long and narrow, hairless on top and hairy beneath, often curled and almost tubular in shape. The leaves are entire, that is, not divided into lobes or forks as they often are with other Indian paintbrushes.
Flowers: Greenish in color, with a bright scarlet tinge; but they are largely hidden by the bracts, specialized leaves that are red-orange or sometimes yellowish in color.
Fruits: Capsules ⅜–⅝″ (1.2–1.6 cm) long contain wedge-shaped seeds about 1/32″ (1 mm) long.
Habitats: Dry hills, woodlands, mesas, plains, high prairies, at elevations of 3281–10827′ (1–3.3 km).
Online References:
8/26/2014 · Near Sandstone Bluffs, El Malpais National Monument, New Mexico · ≈ 6 × 8″ (14 × 20 cm) 
8/26/2014 · Rt. 53, El Malpais Nat. Monument, El Caldaron Area, El Malpais, New Mexico · ≈ 9 × 7″ (22 × 18 cm) 
ID is uncertain 
8/26/2014 · Rt. 53, El Malpais Nat. Monument, El Caldaron Area, El Malpais, New Mexico · ≈ 5 × 6″ (13 × 16 cm) ID is uncertain 
8/26/2014 · Rt. 53, El Malpais Nat. Monument, El Caldaron Area, El Malpais, New Mexico · ≈ 8 × 6″ (20 × 15 cm) ID is uncertain 
The red flowers are the C. integra. White flowers are locoweed. · 7/7/1999 · Florissant and Lake George area, Colorado · By Tim Chandler 
8/26/2014 · Near Sandstone Bluffs, El Malpais National Monument, New Mexico · ≈ 3½ × 14″ (9.1 × 35 cm) 
8/26/2014 · Near Sandstone Bluffs, El Malpais National Monument, New Mexico · ≈ 6 × 7″ (16 × 17 cm) 
5/21/2009 · Grand Canyon South Rim, Arizona 
8/26/2014 · Rt. 53, El Malpais Nat. Monument, El Caldaron Area, El Malpais, New Mexico · ≈ 5 × 6″ (13 × 14 cm) ID is uncertain 
| Kingdom | Plantae | Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae (from Stearn's Botanical Latin) |
| Subkingdom | Tracheobionta | Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients |
| Division | Magnoliophyta | Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms |
| Class | Magnoliopsida | Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves |
| Subclass | Asteridae | A large class that encompasses asters |
| Order | Lamiales | Aromatic herbs and shrubs, including lavender, lilac, olive, jasmine, ash, teak, snapdragon, sesame, psyllium, garden sage, mint, basil, and rosemary |
| Family | Orobanchaceae | Broomrape family of parasitic plants |
| Genus | Castilleja | Named for Spanish botanist Domingo Castillejo |
| Species | integra | “Entire, undivided, with no teeth,” because the leaves are not divided or forked as with many others in this genus |
Castilleja integra description by Thomas H. Kent, not updated.
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