''Navarretia atractyloides'' is a species of flowering plant in the phlox family known by the common name hollyleaf pincushionplant. It is native to the coastal mountain ranges of western North America from

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through

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, where it grows in open areas in local habitat types. It is similar to '' Navarretia hamata'', but lacks the

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y scent of that species. It is a hairy, glandular annual herb approaching in maximum height. The leaves are strap-shaped with abrupt divisions into small, narrow teeth at intervals. The

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is a head filled with spine-toothed, leaflike

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s. The flowers tucked amidst the bracts are light purple or occasionally white, with reddish veining in their tubular throats. The flower is just under a centimeter long and has a five-lobed corolla.

External links

Calflora Database: ''Navarretia atractyloides'' (holly leaf navarretia, hollyleaf pincushionplant) Jepson Manual eFlora (TJM2) treatment of ''Navarretia atractyloides''UC Photos gallery — ''Navarretia atractyloides''
atractyloides Flora of California Flora of Baja California Flora of Oregon Flora of the Cascade Range Flora of the Sierra Nevada (United States) Natural history of the California chaparral and woodlands Natural history of the California Coast Ranges Natural history of the Channel Islands of California Natural history of the Peninsular Ranges Natural history of the Transverse Ranges Flora without expected TNC conservation status {{Polemoniaceae-stub