Navarretia atractyloides

Navarretia atractyloides

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ericales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Mesangiospermae Cladus: Eudicota Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Ordo: Ericales

Familia: Polemoniaceae
Subfamilia: Polemonioideae
Tribus: Gilieae
Genus: Navarretia
Species: Navarretia atractyloides

Name

Navarretia atractyloides (Benth.) Hook. & Arn., Bot. Beechey Voy.: 368 (1839)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Aegochloa atractyloides Benth. in Edwards's Bot. Reg. 19: t. 1622 (1833)
  • Gilia atractyloides (Benth.) Steud. in Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 1: 683 (1840)
• Homotypic
  • Gilia atractyloides var. foliacea Munz in Man. S. Calif. Bot.: 400 (1935)
  • Gilia atractyloides var. macrantha Munz in Man. S. Calif. Bot.: 400 (1935)
  • Gilia foliacea (Greene) Rattan in Anal. Key West Coast Bot.: 53 (1898)
  • Navarretia atractyloides var. flavida Jeps. in Man. Fl. Pl. Calif.: 791 (1925)
  • Navarretia atractyloides var. foliacea (Greene) Jeps. in Man. Fl. Pl. Calif.: 791 (1925)
  • Navarretia foliacea Greene in Pittonia 1: 138 (1887)
  • Navarretia hamata subsp. foliacea (Greene) H.Mason in L.Abrams, Ill. Fl. Pacific States 3: 451 (1951)
  • Navarretia hamata var. foliacea (Greene) Thorne in Aliso 6: 59 (1967)
  • Navarretia hirsutissima Brand in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 250: 153 (1907)
  • Navarretia macrantha Brand in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 250: 154 (1907)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regionalː Southwestern USA California Regionalː Mexico Mexico Northwest, Oregon References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Hooker, W.J. & Arnott, G.A.W. 1830–1841. The Botany of Captain Beechey's Voyage. [10 parts: 1, pp. 1–48 (1830); 2, pp. 49–96 (1832); 3, pp. 97–144 (1832); 4, pp. 145–192 (1833); 5, pp. 193–240 (1837); 6, pp. 241–288 (1838); 7, pp. 289–336 (1838); 8, pp. 337–384 (1839); 9, pp. 385–432 (1840); 10, pp. 433–485 (1841)], London, H. G. Bohn. BHL Reference page. ː

Additional references

• Villaseñor, J.L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559–902. DOI: 10.1016/j.rmb.2016.06.017 Online PDF Reference page. 
• USDA, NRCS ( 2021-continuously updated). Natural Resources Conservation Services Plant Database https://web.archive.org/web/20240926064532/https://plants.usda.gov/cgi_bin/topics.cgi?earl=checklist.html.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Navarretia atractyloides in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 February 23. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2026. Navarretia atractyloides. Published online. Accessed: February 23 2026. Reference page.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Navarretia atractyloides in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• English: hollyleaf pincushionplant

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