Navarretia leucocephala subsp. pauciflora

Few-flowered navarretia, Few-Flowered Navarretia

Family: Polemoniaceae · Type: annual · Native

Conservation status: CNPS 1B.1 · Endangered

Few-flowered navarretia is a rare (CNPS 1B.1) California native annual found in southern North Coast Ranges Interior (Lake and Napa counties) in vernal pools at elevations of 400 to 900 meters. Flowering from May to June, this plant produces white to blue flowers in delicate clusters less than one centimeter wide. Growing with extremely short stems just 1 to 4 centimeters tall, it forms compact clusters with distinctive bract structures. Its inflorescence features bracts longer than the flower head, with few lobes that are either entire or slightly forked. The flower clusters contain between 2 to 20 individual blossoms, creating a delicate and intricate botanical display in ephemeral pool environments.

Habitat: Vernal pools

Bloom period: May-Jun

Elevation: 400-900 m

Bioregions: s NCoRI (Lake, Napa cos.).

California counties: Lake, Napa

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