Navarretia
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 Navarretia squarrosa
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Navarretia is a genus of about 30 species of flowering plants related to the phloxes and the gilias. This is one genus of plants among others which are sometimes called pincushion plants. The inflorescence which bears the flowers is surrounded by frilly green bracts bearing soft spines, giving it the appearance of a pincushion. Several species are members of the vernal pool ecosystem.
Selected species:
- Navarretia atractyloides - hollyleaf pincushionplant
- Navarretia breweri - Brewer's pincushionplant
- Navarretia capillaris - miniature gilia
- Navarretia divericata - divaricate navarretia
- Navarretia eriocephala - hoary pincushionplant
- Navarretia filicaulis - threadstem pincushionplant
- Navarretia fossalis - vernal pool pincushionplant
- Navarretia hamata - hooked pincushionplant
- Navarretia heterandra - Tehama pincushionplant
- Navarretia heterodoxa - Calistoga pincushionplant
- Navarretia intertexta - needleleaf pincushionplant
- Navarretia jaredii - mitrefruit pincushionplant
- Navarretia jepsonii - Jepson's pincushionplant
- Navarretia leptalea - Bridges' pincushionplant
- Navarretia leucocephala - whitehead pincushionplant, many-flowered pincushionplant
- Navarretia mellita - honey-scented pincushionplant
- Navarretia nigelliformis - adobe pincushionplant
- Navarretia peninsularis - Baja pincushionplant
- Navarretia rosulata - San Anselmo pincushionplant
- Navarretia sinistra - Alva Day's pincushionplant
- Navarretia squarrosa - skunkbush
- Navarretia tagetina - marigold pincushionplant
