genus
Pincushion Plants
Navarretia
Field notes
Navarretia is a genus of flowering plants related to the phloxes and the gilias. This is one genus of plants, among others, which are sometimes called pincushion plants. It includes 45 species native to the Americas. In North America they range from western Canada through the western and west-central United States to northwestern Mexico, and to Ohio and Pennsylvania. In South America they range through Argentina and Chile.
The inflorescence which bears the flowers is surrounded by frilly green bracts bearing soft spines, giving it the appearance of a pincushion. Several species are members of the vernal pool ecosystem.
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- Skunkweed native
- Hooked Pincushionplant native
- Needleleaf Navarretia native
- Bridges' Pincushionplant native
- Whitehead Navarretia native
- Hollyleaf Pincushionplant native
- Downy Pincushionplant native
- Yellow Pincushion Plant native
- Calistoga Pincushionplant native
- Marigold Pincushionplant native
- Mountain Navarretia native
- Honey-scented Pincushion Plant native
- Moran's Nosegay presumed native
- Sticky Pincushionplant native
- Mitrefruit Pincushionplant native
- Marin County Navarretia native
- Jepson's Navarretia native
- Bur Pincushionplant native
- Miniature Gilia native
- Tehama Navarretia native
- Vernal Pincushion Plant native
- Adobe Navarretia native
- Navarretia torreyella
- Threadstem Pincushionplant native
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Herbaceous plants
- Plant type
- Annual Wildflower
From USDA PLANTS.
Top native pincushion plants All
Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Hooked Pincushionplant
Navarretia hamata
bees
2
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Needleleaf Navarretia
Navarretia intertexta
bees
2
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Hollyleaf Pincushionplant
Navarretia atractyloides
bees
2
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Moran's Nosegay
Navarretia fossalis
bees
2
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Miniature Gilia
Navarretia capillaris
bees
2
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Skunkweed
Navarretia squarrosa
bees
1
food
1
flowers
1
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Downy Pincushionplant
Navarretia pubescens
bees
1
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Marigold Pincushionplant
Navarretia tagetina
bees
1
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Mountain Navarretia
Navarretia vividior
bees
1
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Whitehead Navarretia
Navarretia leucocephala
food
2
flowers
1
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Bur Pincushionplant
Navarretia prolifera
flowers
2
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Bridges' Pincushionplant
Navarretia leptalea
flowers
1
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Yellow Pincushion Plant
Navarretia breweri
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Calistoga Pincushionplant
Navarretia heterodoxa
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Mountain Navarretia
Navarretia divaricata