Navarretia linearifolia subsp. linearifolia

Family: Polemoniaceae · Type: annual · Native

Navarretia linearifolia is a California native annual found in the Klamath Ranges, northern Coast Ranges, Cascade Range, northern Sierra Nevada, and Modoc Plateau in openings of sagebrush scrub, chaparral, and forest at elevations of 50 to 2,700 meters. Flowering from June to August, this delicate plant produces small flowers with corollas 5 to 10 millimeters long, often with distinctive "J" shaped pedicels. Growing with slender stems that spread or ascend, it forms compact clusters in open habitats. Its linear leaves are finely structured, reflecting the subspecies name "linearifolia". When in bloom, the flowers display an intriguing characteristic with stamens that can be either partially or fully extended beyond the flower's tube.

Habitat: Openings in sagebrush scrub, chaparral, forest

Bloom period: Jun-Aug

Elevation: 50-2700 m

Bioregions: KR, NCoR, CaR, n SN, MP

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