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Navarretia squarrosa (skunkbush)

Synonyms: Gilia squarrosa (homotypic); Hoitzia squarrosa (homotypic); Navarretia eastwoodiae; Navarretia pterosperma; Navarretia squarrosa var. agrestis

Wikipedia Abstract

Navarretia squarrosa (skunkbush, skunkweed, or California stinkweed) is a spreading annual plant from North America which is noted for its skunk-like odour. It grows to between 10 and 60 cm in height and has tubular lilac pink to deep blue flowers up to 12 mm in diameter in dense terminal heads, encircled by a spiny sepals and bracts. The leaves are pinnately lobed and spiny.
View Wikipedia Record: Navarretia squarrosa

Attributes

Edible [1]  May be edible. See the Plants For A Future link below for details.
Flower Type [1]  Hermaphrodite
Lifespan [1]  Annual
Structure [2]  Herb
Height [1]  12 inches (0.3 m)
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Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Thursley, Ash, Pirbright and Chobham 12696 England, United Kingdom

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
1Plants For A Future licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License
2USDA Plants Database, U. S. Department of Agriculture
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
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