Navarretia viscidula
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Navarretia viscidula is a species of flowering plant in the phlox family
known by the common name sticky pincushionplant. It is endemic to California
, where it can be found in the Sierra Nevada foothills and the Coast Ranges in and around the San Francisco Bay Area
. It grows in moist and wet spots in mountain and hillside habitat, such as vernal pool
s and spring meadows. It is a hairy, glandular annual herb producing a spreading, branching stem up to about 24 centimeters tall. The leaves are strap-shaped or divided into narrow, flat or needlelike lobes. The inflorescence
is a cluster of many flowers surrounded by leaflike bract
s. The flowers are reddish-purple to purple and 1 to 1.5 centimeters in length.
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 sticky 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 can be found in the Sierra Nevada foothills and the Coast Ranges in and around the San Francisco Bay Area
San Francisco Bay Area
The San Francisco Bay Area, commonly known as the Bay Area, is a populated region that surrounds the San Francisco and San Pablo estuaries in Northern California. The region encompasses metropolitan areas of San Francisco, Oakland, and San Jose, along with smaller urban and rural areas...
. It grows in moist and wet spots in mountain and hillside habitat, such as vernal pool
Vernal pool
Vernal pools, also called vernal ponds or ephemeral pools, are temporary pools of water. They are usually devoid of fish, and thus allow the safe development of natal amphibian and insect species...
s and spring meadows. It is a hairy, glandular annual herb producing a spreading, branching stem up to about 24 centimeters tall. The leaves are strap-shaped or divided into narrow, flat or needlelike 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 cluster of many flowers surrounded by 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. The flowers are reddish-purple to purple and 1 to 1.5 centimeters in length.