Navarretia squarrosa

Navarretia squarrosa
Navarretia squarrosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Polemoniaceae
Genus: Navarretia
Species: N. squarrosa
Binomial name
Navarretia squarrosa
(Eschsch.) Hook. & Arn.
Synonyms

Gilia squarrosa (Eschsch.) Hook. & Arn.
Hoitzia squarrosa Eschsch.

Navarretia squarrosa (skunkweed, California stinkweed ) is a spreading annual plant from North America which is noted for its skunk-like odour.[1] It grows to between 10 and 60 cm in height and has tubular lilac pink to deep blue flowers up to 12 mm in diameter in dense terminal heads, encircled by a spiny sepals and bracts.[2][3] The leaves are pinnately lobed and spiny.[3]

Occurrence

The species is native to British Columbia, Washington, Oregon, and California, and is naturalised elsewhere, including Australia and New Zealand.[1][4][5] It is commonly found at elevations of less than 800 metres on open, wet, gravelly flats and slopes.[2]

Specific plant associations where N. squarrosa occurs include the specialized Monterey Cypress forests near Carmel, California.[6]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Navarretia squarrosa". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Beltsville Area. Retrieved 2009-03-23.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Jepson Manual Treatment for NAVATERRA squarrosa". Retrieved 2009-03-23.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Lamp, C.; Frank Collet (1976). A Field Guide to Weeds in Australia. Melbourne, Australia: Inkata Press. ISBN 0-909605-02-5.
  4. ↑ "Navateria squarrosa". PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online. Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia. Retrieved 2009-03-23.
  5. ↑ "N.squarrosa". Flora of New Zealand Series. Landcare Research. Retrieved 2009-03-23.
  6. ↑ C.Michael Hogan and Michael P. Frankis. 2009. Monterey Cypress: Cupressus macrocarpa, GlobalTwitcher.com ed. N. Stromberg