Navarretia heterandra
Navarretia heterandra is an uncommon species of flowering plant in the phlox family known by the common name Tehama pincushionplant, or Tehama navarretia.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Polemoniaceae |
| Genus: | Navarretia |
| Species: | N. heterandra |
| Binomial name | |
| Navarretia heterandra H.Mason | |
Distribution
It is native to northern California and southern Oregon, where it is found in moist areas on grasslands, such as vernal pools.
Description
Navarretia heterandra is a hairy annual herb producing a thin decumbent stem no more than 11 centimeters long. The leaves are divided into threadlike or needlelike lobes. The inflorescence is a compact, hairy head lined with red-tipped greenish bracts. The flowers are white with purple-spotted tubular throats. They are under a centimeter long and have four or five lobes in their corollas.
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