Navarretia squarrosa (Eschsch.) Hook. & Arn.
skunkweed (skunkbush)
Polemoniaceae (Phlox family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
skunkweed (skunkbush)
Polemoniaceae (Phlox family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
Photograph
© David Badke (Photo ID #74735)
Species Information
General:
Annual skunky-smelling herb from a taproot; stems erect, simple to moderately branched, glandular-hairy, 10-40 cm tall.
Leaves:
Alternate, 2-6 cm long, firm, spiny, 1 to 2 times pinnately cleft, the axis and segments linear, the terminal segment not elongate.
Flowers:
Inflorescences dense, leafy-bracted heads, to 3 cm thick, of several to many unstalked flowers, terminating the stem and branches; corollas pale to deep blue, 9-12 mm long, the tube spreading to five 2-3 mm long, oblong lobes with 3 veins; stamens included within the corolla tube; calyces 8-14 mm long, sparsely glandular-hairy, the more or less equal teeth lanceolate, pointy-tipped.
Fruits:
Capsules, oblong-ellipsoid, 3-chambered; seeds 6 to 9 per chamber, becoming sticky when moistened.
Illustration
If more than one illustration is available for a species (e.g., separate illustrations were provided for two subspecies) then links to the separate images will be provided below. Note that individual subspecies or varietal illustrations are not always available.
Illustration Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia
Ecology
Ecological Framework for Navarretia squarrosa
The table below shows the species-specific information calculated from
original data (BEC database) provided by the BC Ministry of Forests and Range.
(Updated August, 2013)
The table below shows the species-specific information calculated from
original data (BEC database) provided by the BC Ministry of Forests and Range.
(Updated August, 2013)
| Site Information |
Value / Class |
||
|
Avg |
Min |
Max |
|
| Elevation
(metres) |
731 | 731 | 731 |
| Slope
Gradient (%) |
23 | 23 | 23 |
|
Aspect (degrees) |
200 | 200 | 200 |
| Soil
Moisture Regime (SMR) [0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic; 8 - hydric] |
2 | 2 | 2 |
| Modal
Nutrient Regime
Class |
D | ||
| #
of field plots species was recorded in: |
1 | ||
| Modal
BEC Zone Class |
SBS | ||
|
All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in |
SBS(1) | ||
|
Source:
Klinkenberg 2013
|
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Habitat and Range
Mesic meadows and open grassy areas in the lowland zone; locally frequent on SE Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands, rare around Vancouver, where possibly introduced; S to CA.Status Information
Synonyms
Synonyms and Alternate Names:
Gilia squarrosa (Eschsch.) Hook. & Arn.