Navarretia hamata subsp. hamata

Family: Polemoniaceae · Type: annual · Native

Navarretia hamata is a California native annual found in the Transverse and Peninsular Ranges in dry, sandy, rocky coastal and inland chaparral habitats at elevations below 1,200 meters. Flowering from April to June, this plant produces delicate flowers with white to pale blue corollas, featuring asymmetrical lobes 3 to 5 millimeters long. Growing with thin, linear stems that branch sparingly, it forms compact clusters in arid landscapes. Its leaves are narrow and linear, with a glandular axis that bears distinctive gland-dotted or glandular-hairy bracts. The plant's inflorescence is generally terminal, with unequal lobes creating a distinctive, intricate floral structure.

Habitat: Dry, sandy, rocky places in coastal, inland chaparral

Bloom period: Apr-Jun

Elevation: < 1200 m

Bioregions: TR, PR.

California counties: San Diego, Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Riverside, San Luis Obispo, Ventura

Data from The California Species Project — 14,000+ California species with verified data from CNPS, CDFW, USFWS, Jepson eFlora, Cal-IPC, and more.