Navarretia
navarretia, pincushion-plant
9 species
4 subspecies and varieties
4 subspecies and varieties
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Navarretia breweri – Brewer's navarretia, yellow-flowered navarretia, yellow pincushion-plant
Distribution: East of the Cascades, Douglas County, Washington, south to California, east to Wyoming and Arizona
Habitat: Dry, open areas and meadows, from the foothills to moderate elevations in the mountains
Origin: Native
Flowers: May - July
Growth Duration: Annual
Distribution: East of the Cascades, Douglas County, Washington, south to California, east to Wyoming and Arizona
Habitat: Dry, open areas and meadows, from the foothills to moderate elevations in the mountains
Origin: Native
Flowers: May - July
Growth Duration: Annual
Navarretia divaricata – divaricate navarretia, mountain navarretia, divaricate pincushion-plant, mountain pincushion-plant
Distribution: Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia south to California, east to Montana and Nevada.
Habitat: Dry, open places from the foothills to mid-elevations in the mountains.
Origin: Native
Flowers: June-August
Growth Duration: Annual
Distribution: Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia south to California, east to Montana and Nevada.
Habitat: Dry, open places from the foothills to mid-elevations in the mountains.
Origin: Native
Flowers: June-August
Growth Duration: Annual
• ssp. divaricata – mountain navarretia
Navarretia intertexta – needleleaf navarretia
Distribution: Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia south to California, east to the Rocky Mountains and the Great Plains in the U.S.
Habitat: Open slopes, meadows and margins of pools, from the lowlands to moderate elevations in the mountains.
Origin: Native
Flowers: June-August
Growth Duration: Annual
Distribution: Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia south to California, east to the Rocky Mountains and the Great Plains in the U.S.
Habitat: Open slopes, meadows and margins of pools, from the lowlands to moderate elevations in the mountains.
Origin: Native
Flowers: June-August
Growth Duration: Annual
Navarretia leucocephala – least navarretia
Distribution: East of the Cascades in Klickitat County, Washington, and Oregon, south to northern California.
Habitat: Moist meadows and vernal pools, and other moist, open places in the foothills and lowlands.
Origin: Native
Flowers: May - July
Growth Duration: Annual
Distribution: East of the Cascades in Klickitat County, Washington, and Oregon, south to northern California.
Habitat: Moist meadows and vernal pools, and other moist, open places in the foothills and lowlands.
Origin: Native
Flowers: May - July
Growth Duration: Annual
• ssp. diffusa – diffuse navarretia
• ssp. minima – least navarretia
Navarretia linearifolia
Distribution: Occurring in the southeastern corner of Washington; southeastern Washington south, in East Cascades, to California, east to Idaho, Nevada, Utah, and Colorado.
Habitat: Open, dry, seasonally moist soils at low to moderate elevations.
Origin: Native
Flowers: April-June
Growth Duration: Annual
Distribution: Occurring in the southeastern corner of Washington; southeastern Washington south, in East Cascades, to California, east to Idaho, Nevada, Utah, and Colorado.
Habitat: Open, dry, seasonally moist soils at low to moderate elevations.
Origin: Native
Flowers: April-June
Growth Duration: Annual
• ssp. linearifolia – linear-leaved pincushion-plant
Navarretia propinqua – Great Basin navarretia
Distribution: Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington; south-central British Columbia to California, east to the Rocky Mountains.
Habitat: Seasonally moist sagebrush desert plains, ponderosa pine forest openings, and meadows at low to middle elevations.
Origin: Native
Flowers: June-August
Growth Duration: Annual
Distribution: Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington; south-central British Columbia to California, east to the Rocky Mountains.
Habitat: Seasonally moist sagebrush desert plains, ponderosa pine forest openings, and meadows at low to middle elevations.
Origin: Native
Flowers: June-August
Growth Duration: Annual
Navarretia sinistra – Alva Day's pincushion-plant
Distribution: Occurring east of the Cascades crest in central Washington; north-central Washington to California, east to southern Idaho, Utah, and Colorado.
Habitat: Meadows and open or lightly wooded slopes, from the foothills to middle elevations in the mountains.
Origin: Native
Flowers: May-July
Growth Duration: Annual
Distribution: Occurring east of the Cascades crest in central Washington; north-central Washington to California, east to southern Idaho, Utah, and Colorado.
Habitat: Meadows and open or lightly wooded slopes, from the foothills to middle elevations in the mountains.
Origin: Native
Flowers: May-July
Growth Duration: Annual
Navarretia squarrosa – skunkweed
Distribution: West of the Cascades, from southern Vancouver Island, British Columbia, to California.
Habitat: Open places, mostly at low elevations.
Origin: Native
Flowers: June - September
Growth Duration: Annual
Distribution: West of the Cascades, from southern Vancouver Island, British Columbia, to California.
Habitat: Open places, mostly at low elevations.
Origin: Native
Flowers: June - September
Growth Duration: Annual
Navarretia tagetina – marigold navarretia, northern navarretia, marigold pincushion-plant
Distribution: Klickitat County, Washington, south to California.
Habitat: Dry, open places at low elevations.
Origin: Native
Flowers: May - June
Growth Duration: Annual
Distribution: Klickitat County, Washington, south to California.
Habitat: Dry, open places at low elevations.
Origin: Native
Flowers: May - June
Growth Duration: Annual
