Navarretia fossalis Calflora

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Taxon Report

Navarretia fossalis Moran

Moran's navarretia, Spreading navarretia, Vernalpool pincushionplant

2019 Jonathan Mercado

2019 Jacob Smith

2001 Greg Mason

Navarretia fossalis is an annual herb that is native to California, and also found in Baja California.

California Rare Plant Rank: 1B.1 (rare, threatened, or endangered in CA and elsewhere).

Federal status: Threatened.


	Plant Range Observation Search (168 records) Plant Characteristics one or more occurrences within a 7.5-minute quadrangle

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Genus:	Navarretia
Family:	Polemoniaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Wetlands: Occurs in wetlands

Habitat: freshwater-marsh, vernal-pools

Communities: Freshwater Wetlands, Shadscale Scrub, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + CNPS + PLANTS

Information about Navarretia fossalis from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (NAFO) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map CNPS Inventory: 1B.1 Consortium of California Herbaria 2	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2023. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 11/28/2023).