About Navarretia rosulata Brand
Navarretia rosulata Brand is an annual herb covered in hairs and glands. It grows up to 13 centimetres (5.1 in) tall, and produces a distinct skunky scent. Its leaves are divided into many linear lobes. The inflorescence is a dense cluster of many flowers, surrounded by leaf-shaped bracts and hairy, glandular sepals. The flowers are white to lavender, have tube-shaped throats, and measure just under 1 centimetre (0.39 in) long. This species blooms from May to July. This plant is endemic to California, and is only known from around 20 occurrences in Marin and Napa Counties. It grows in chaparral and closed-cone pine forest habitats in the Northern California Coast Ranges, at elevations between 200 and 600 metres (660–1,970 ft). It is restricted to growing on rocky serpentine soils. Navarretia rosulata is listed as an Endangered species on the California Native Plant Society Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants.
