Navarretia hamata

Navarretia hamata

Taxonavigation

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

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

Species: Navarretia hamata
Subspeciesː N. h. subsp. hamata – N. h. subsp. leptantha – N. h. subsp. parviloba

Name

Navarretia hamata Greene, Pittonia 1: 138 (1887)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Gilia hamata (Greene) Munz in Man. S. Calif. Bot.: 400 (1935)
  • Navarretia atractyloides var. hamata (Greene) Jeps. in Man. Fl. Pl. Calif.: 791 (1925)

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

• Greene, E.L. 1887. Some West American Asperifoliae. I–III. Pittonia 1: 8–23, 55-60, 107–120. BHL, BHL, BHL Reference page.  1:138.

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 hamata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 February 24. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2026. Navarretia hamata. Published online. Accessed: February 24 2026. Reference page.

Vernacular names

• English: hooked pincushionplant

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