Navarretia squarrosa
Navarretia squarrosa | |
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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. |
Navarretia squarrosa (skunkbush,[1] skunkweed, or California stinkweed) is a spreading annual plant from North America which is noted for its skunk-like odour.[2] 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.[3][4] The leaves are pinnately lobed and spiny.[4]
Occurrence
The species is native to British Columbia, Washington, Oregon, and California, and is naturalised elsewhere, including Australia and New Zealand.[2][5][6] It is commonly found at elevations of less than 800 metres on open, wet, gravelly flats and slopes.[3]
Specific plant associations where N. squarrosa occurs include the specialized Monterey Cypress forests near Carmel, California.[7]
References
- ↑ "Navarretia squarrosa". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
- 1 2 "Navarretia squarrosa". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Beltsville Area. Retrieved 2009-03-23.
- 1 2 "Jepson Manual Treatment for NAVATERRA squarrosa". Retrieved 2009-03-23.
- 1 2 Lamp, C.; Frank Collet (1976). A Field Guide to Weeds in Australia. Melbourne, Australia: Inkata Press. ISBN 0-909605-02-5.
- ↑ "Navateria squarrosa". PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online. Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia. Retrieved 2009-03-23.
- ↑ "N.squarrosa". Flora of New Zealand Series. Landcare Research. Retrieved 2009-03-23.
- ↑ C.Michael Hogan and Michael P. Frankis. 2009. Monterey Cypress: Cupressus macrocarpa, GlobalTwitcher.com ed. N. Stromberg