Navarretia nigelliformis is a species of flowering plant in the phlox family known by the common name adobe navarretia[5] or the adobe pincushion-plant.[6] It is endemic to California,[7] where it is known from the Central Valley and adjacent mountains. It grows in vernally wet depressions in clay soils, such as vernal pools.
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Ericales |
Family: | Polemoniaceae |
Genus: | Navarretia |
Species: | N. nigelliformis
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Binomial name | |
Navarretia nigelliformis | |
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It is a hairy annual herb growing up to about 32 centimeters in maximum height. The leaves are divided into many very narrow linear or needlelike lobes. The inflorescence is a head of flowers lined with leaflike bracts with long white hairs. The flower is yellow with brown or purple spots in the throat.
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References
edit- ^ "SEINet Portal Network - Navarretia nigelliformis subsp. nigelliformis". swbiodiversity.org. Retrieved 2024-06-01.
- ^ "Navarretia nigelliformis subsp. nigelliformis | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2024-06-01.
- ^ "SEINet Portal Network - Navarretia nigelliformis subsp. radians". swbiodiversity.org. Retrieved 2024-06-01.
- ^ "Navarretia nigelliformis var. radians J.T.Howell | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2024-06-01.
- ^ "USDA Plants Database". plants.usda.gov. Retrieved 2024-06-01.
- ^ "Navarretia nigelliformis". ucjeps.berkeley.edu. Retrieved 2024-06-01.
- ^ "Navarretia nigelliformis Greene | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2024-06-01.