Navarretia squarrosa

Navarretia squarrosa
Navarretia squarrosa
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.
Hoitzia squarrosa Eschsch.

Navarretia squarrosa (skunkweed, California stinkweed ) is a spreading annual plant from North America which is noted for its skunk-like odour.[1] 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.[2][3] The leaves are pinnately lobed and spiny.[3]

Occurrence

The species is native to British Columbia, Washington, Oregon, and California, and is naturalised elsewhere, including Australia and New Zealand.[1][4].[5] It is commonly found at elevations of less than 800 metres on open, wet, gravelly flats and slopes.[2]

Specific plant associations where N. squarrosa occurs include the specialized Monterey Cypress forests near Carmel, California.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b "Navarretia squarrosa". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Beltsville Area. http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?316909. Retrieved 2009-03-23. 
  2. ^ a b "Jepson Manual Treatment for NAVATERRA squarrosa". http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?Navarretia+squarrosa. Retrieved 2009-03-23. 
  3. ^ a b Lamp, C.; Frank Collet (1976). A Field Guide to Weeds in Australia. Melbourne, Australia: Inkata Press. ISBN 0909605025. 
  4. ^ "Navateria squarrosa". PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online. Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia. http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Navarretia~squarrosa. Retrieved 2009-03-23. 
  5. ^ "N.squarrosa". Flora of New Zealand Series. Landcare Research. http://floraseries.landcareresearch.co.nz/pages/Taxon.aspx?id=_e6247261-8e2c-4741-b7ff-ac6e9dc8e955&fileName=Flora%204.xml#_e6247261-8e2c-4741-b7ff-ac6e9dc8e955. Retrieved 2009-03-23. 
  6. ^ C.Michael Hogan and Michael P. Frankis. 2009. Monterey Cypress: Cupressus macrocarpa, GlobalTwitcher.com ed. N. Stromberg


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