Navarretia leptalea subsp. bicolor

Family: Polemoniaceae · Type: annual · Native

Navarretia leptalea subsp. bicolor is a California native annual found in the Sierra Nevada Mountains in open rocky areas within forest and meadow habitats at elevations of 1,500 to 3,100 meters. Flowering from June to September, this delicate plant produces pale yellow flowers with occasional short purple lines near the flower lobes. Growing with slender stems 10 to 25 centimeters tall and with branches that spread moderately, it has a light, airy appearance in mountain landscapes. Its fine, branching stems support small, intricately structured flowers with a yellow throat measuring 8 to 15 millimeters long. The plant's compact form and subtle coloration make it a characteristic wildflower of high-elevation Sierra Nevada mountain ecosystems.

Habitat: Open rocky areas in forest, meadows

Bloom period: Jun-Sep

Elevation: 1500-3100 m

Bioregions: SNH.

California counties: Nevada, Alpine, Tuolumne, El Dorado, Calaveras, Sierra, Fresno, Mono, Placer, Mariposa, Plumas, Stanislaus, Lassen, Butte, Amador

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