Navarretia viscidula

Navarretia viscidula is a species of flowering plant in the phlox family known by the common name sticky pincushionplant.

Navarretia viscidula
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Polemoniaceae
Genus: Navarretia
Species:
N. viscidula
Binomial name
Navarretia viscidula

It is endemic to California, where it can be found in the Sierra Nevada foothills and the Coast Ranges in and around the San Francisco Bay Area. It grows in moist and wet spots in mountain and hillside habitat, such as vernal pools and spring meadows.

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