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Navarretia squarrosa

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Navarretia squarrosa
Navarretia squarrosa
Scientific classification Edit this 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.

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

  1. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Navarretia squarrosa". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Navarretia squarrosa". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2009-03-23.
  3. ^ a b "Jepson Manual Treatment for NAVATERRA squarrosa". Retrieved 2009-03-23.
  4. ^ a b 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


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