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Navarretia leptalea (Bridges' pincushionplant)

Synonyms: Gilia leptalea capillaris; Gilia leptalea euleptalea

Wikipedia Abstract

Navarretia leptalea (formerly Gilia leptalea) is a species of flowering plant in the phlox family known by the common name Bridges' pincushionplant. It is native to the Sierra Nevada and southern Cascade Range in California and Oregon, where it grows in colorful carpets in mountain meadows. It produces glandular stems with linear or narrowly oval-shaped leaves. The tiny stem is topped with an inflorescence of one or more funnel-shaped pink flowers with long, narrow throats.
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Infraspecies

Navarretia leptalea bicolor (Bridges' gilia)
Navarretia leptalea leptalea (Bridges' gilia) (Attributes)

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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0