Pincushion Plant, Needleleaf Navarretia, Needle-leaf Navarretia
Navarretia intertexta ssp. intertexta
Synonyms: Navarretia intertexta var. intertexta, Navarretia minima var. intertexta
The photo above shows the inflorescence of
needle-leaf navarretia in shallow, rocky soils at Catherine Creek, central Columbia
River Gorge..........June 3, 2006. Note the white cottony hairs partially hidden within the inflorescence.
The photo above shows a sideview close-up of the flower of needle-leaf
navarretia. Catherine Creek.........June 3, 2006.
The photo above and below show the stiff, spiny leaves of needle-leaf navarretia
as seen at Catherine Creek.........June 3, 2006.
Paul Slichter