Navarretia rosulata
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Polemoniaceae |
| Genus: | Navarretia |
| Species: | N. rosulata
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Navarretia rosulata is a rare species of flowering plant in the phlox family known by the common names San Anselmo navarretia, Marin County navarretia, and Marin County pincushionplant.[2]
Distribution
[edit]The plant is endemic to California, where it is known from only about 20 occurrences in Marin and Napa Counties.[2]
It grows in chaparral and closed-cone pine forest habitats of the Northern California Coast Ranges, from 200–600 metres (660–1,970 ft) in elevation.[2]
It is endemic to rocky serpentine soils.[2]
- Conservation
The plant is an Endangered species on the California Native Plant Society Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants.[3]
Description
[edit]Navarretia rosulata is a hairy, glandular annual herb growing up to 13 centimetres (5.1 in) tall. It has a skunky scent. The leaves are divided into many linear lobes.
The inflorescence is a cluster of many flowers surrounded by leaflike bracts and hairy, glandular sepals. The flowers are white to lavender in color, tube-throated, and just under 1 centimetre (0.39 in) long. The bloom period is May to July.[2]
Taxonomy
[edit]This plant was considered a subspecies of Navarretia heterodoxa (Navarretia heterodoxa ssp. rosulata) until 1993, when it was separated and named a distinct species.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0".
- ^ a b c d e Calflora: Navarretia rosulata
- ^ California Native Plant Society, Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants (online edition, v8-02): Navarretia rosulata . accessed 28 March 2016.
- ^ Day, A. G. (1993). "New taxa and nomenclatural changes in Allophyllum, Gilia, and Navarretia (Polemoniaceae)." Novon 3:4 331-40.
External links
[edit]- Calflora Database: Navarretia rosulata (San Anselmo navarretia, Marin County navarretia)
- Jepson Manual eFlora (TJM2) treatment of Navarretia rosulata
- UC CalPhotos gallery
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