Navarretia mellita
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Navarretia mellita is a species of flowering plant in the phlox family
known by the common name honeyscented pincushionplant.
It is endemic to California
, where it is known only from several coastal and inland mountains and foothills in the central region of the state. It generally grows in moist spots in chaparral
and other habitat.
It is a hairy, glandular annual herb growing 10 to 20 centimeters tall. The leaves are divided into many narrow linear lobes. The inflorescence
is a head of flowers lined with leaflike bract
s. Each flower is about half a centimeter long and tubular in shape with a white throat and a blue lobed face.
Polemoniaceae
Polemoniaceae are a family of about 25 genera with 270-400 species of annual and perennial plants, native to the Northern Hemisphere and South America, with the center of diversity in western North America, especially in California.Only one genus is found in Europe, and two in Asia, where they...
known by the common name honeyscented pincushionplant.
It is endemic to California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, where it is known only from several coastal and inland mountains and foothills in the central region of the state. It generally grows in moist spots in chaparral
Chaparral
Chaparral is a shrubland or heathland plant community found primarily in the U.S. state of California and in the northern portion of the Baja California peninsula, Mexico...
and other habitat.
It is a hairy, glandular annual herb growing 10 to 20 centimeters tall. The leaves are divided into many narrow linear lobes. The inflorescence
Inflorescence
An inflorescence is a group or cluster of flowers arranged on a stem that is composed of a main branch or a complicated arrangement of branches. Strictly, it is the part of the shoot of seed plants where flowers are formed and which is accordingly modified...
is a head of flowers lined with leaflike bract
Bract
In botany, a bract is a modified or specialized leaf, especially one associated with a reproductive structure such as a flower, inflorescence axis, or cone scale. Bracts are often different from foliage leaves. They may be smaller, larger, or of a different color, shape, or texture...
s. Each flower is about half a centimeter long and tubular in shape with a white throat and a blue lobed face.