Difference between revisions of "Navarretia squarrosa"

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First overview block: ''Navarretia squarrosa, skunkbush, or skunkweed is a flowering plant in the polemoniaceae family. 
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Synonyms: Gilia squarrosa, Navarretia eastwoodiae, Navarretia squarrosa var. agrestis
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Source: http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where-calrecnum=5807
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==Taxonomy==
 
==Taxonomy==
==Description==
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*Kingdom - Plantae – Plants
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*Subkingdom - Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
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*Superdivision - Spermatophyta – Seed plants
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*Division - Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
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*Class - Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
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*Subclass - Asteridae
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*Order - Solanales
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*Family - Polemoniaceae – Phlox family
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*Genus - ''Navarretia''
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*Species - ''N. squarrosa''
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==Description==  
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''N. squarrosa is a prickly, taprooted, hairy annual with a distinctly skunky smell.  Plant is simple or branched, with erect stems, and up to 40 cm tall. Leaves are alternate, firm, and spiny, up to 6 cm long, and pinnately lobed.
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==Bloom Period==
 
==Bloom Period==
==Distribution==
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==Distribution== West of the Cascades, from southern Vancouver Island, British Columbia, to California.
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Source: http://biology.burkemuseum.org/herbarium/imagecollection.php
 
==Habitat==
 
==Habitat==
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==Uses==
 
==Uses==
 
==Propagation==
 
==Propagation==

Revision as of 19:30, 15 April 2012

First overview block: Navarretia squarrosa, skunkbush, or skunkweed is a flowering plant in the polemoniaceae family. Synonyms: Gilia squarrosa, Navarretia eastwoodiae, Navarretia squarrosa var. agrestis

Source: http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where-calrecnum=5807

Taxonomy

  • Kingdom - Plantae – Plants
  • Subkingdom - Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
  • Superdivision - Spermatophyta – Seed plants
  • Division - Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
  • Class - Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
  • Subclass - Asteridae
  • Order - Solanales
  • Family - Polemoniaceae – Phlox family
  • Genus - Navarretia
  • Species - N. squarrosa

Description

N. squarrosa is a prickly, taprooted, hairy annual with a distinctly skunky smell. Plant is simple or branched, with erect stems, and up to 40 cm tall. Leaves are alternate, firm, and spiny, up to 6 cm long, and pinnately lobed.

Bloom Period

==Distribution== West of the Cascades, from southern Vancouver Island, British Columbia, to California. Source: http://biology.burkemuseum.org/herbarium/imagecollection.php

Habitat

Uses

Propagation

Photo Gallery

References

seed

Abbrevition: NASQ

Seed sample from: 2011

Average Measurement: 0.9 x 0.6 x 0.5

Measurement Range: L: 0.75 – 1.1, W: 0.5 – 0.75, D: 0.4 – 0.5

Features

Shape: Seeds tapered to almost pointed at hilum ends. Body of seeds sometimes not completely filled out – some concave dents. Hilum is pinched looking in some.

Color: Seeds reddish brown, hilum usually slightly lighter in color, but not very conspicuous.

Surface: Seeds covered in wrinkly pitted pattern. About 30 – 40 medium sized pits visible on one seed face. Seeds slightly rough looking, and somewhat lustrous.

Latitudinal Cross Section: elliptical NASQ lat.png

Longitudinal Cross Section: elliptical NASQ long.png