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Calistoga pincushionplant

Navarretia heterodoxa (Greene) Greene
Calistoga pincushionplant
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Navarretia heterodoxa is a species in the Polemoniaceae family, commonly known as Calistoga pincushionplant. It is native to California and was first described in 1887.

Description

Navarretia heterodoxa is a flowering plant in the phlox family, Polemoniaceae. It is endemic to the San Francisco Bay Area in California, where it is typically found growing in serpentine soils of hills and mountains. This species was first published in 1887 and belongs to the genus Navarretia.

Other common names

Calistoga pincushionplant

Distribution

California

Synonyms

Gilia heterodoxaGilia parvulaNavarretia heterodoxa subsp. heterodoxaNavarretia parvula

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