Navarretia hamata subsp. leptantha

Family: Polemoniaceae · Type: annual · Native

Navarretia hamata subsp. leptantha is a California native annual found in southern California coastal regions, including the Southern California Coast, Channel Islands, and Peninsular Ranges, in dry sandy and rocky coastal chaparral places at elevations below 700 meters. Flowering from April to June, this delicate plant produces small flowers with narrow, intricate petals. Growing with slender stems and finely divided linear leaves, it forms compact clusters with gland-dotted bracts. Its leaves feature an axis with thin, thread-like linear lobes, creating a delicate and intricate botanical structure. The plant's flower corolla tube extends beyond the calyx, with small lobes measuring 2 to 3 millimeters long.

Habitat: Dry, sandy, rocky places in coastal chaparral

Bloom period: Apr-Jun

Elevation: < 700 m

Bioregions: SCo, ChI, PR

California counties: San Diego, San Bernardino, Los Angeles, Riverside, Orange, Santa Barbara, 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.