Navarretia squarrosa

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 spiny sepals and bracts.[3][4] The leaves are pinnately lobed and spiny.[4]

Navarretia squarrosa
Navarretia squarrosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Polemoniaceae
Genus: Navarretia
Species:
N. squarrosa
Binomial name
Navarretia squarrosa
Synonyms

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

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
  1. "Navarretia squarrosa". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
  2. "Navarretia squarrosa". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 2009-03-23.
  3. "Jepson Manual Treatment for NAVATERRA squarrosa". Retrieved 2009-03-23.
  4. Lamp, C.; Frank Collet (1976). A Field Guide to Weeds in Australia. Melbourne, Australia: Inkata Press. ISBN 0-909605-02-5.
  5. "Navateria squarrosa". PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online. Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia. Retrieved 2009-03-23.
  6. "N.squarrosa". Flora of New Zealand Series. Landcare Research. Retrieved 2009-03-23.
  7. C.Michael Hogan and Michael P. Frankis. 2009. Monterey Cypress: Cupressus macrocarpa, GlobalTwitcher.com ed. N. Stromberg Archived 2017-09-06 at the Wayback Machine
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