Least Navarretia
Navarretia leucocephala ssp. minima
Synonym: Navarretia minima
Least navarretia blooming in a small vernally moist swale near the end of the South Klickitat Breaks Road, Klickitat Wildlife Area........May 17, 2014.
Least navarretia growing on the flat bottom of a drying vernal pool on benchland along upper Swale Canyon........May 8, 2010.
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Close-ups of the floral bracts (left) and flower of least navarretia as seen growing on the flat bottom of a drying vernal pool on benchland along upper Swale Canyon..........May 8, 2010. Note that the flower measures about 2.5 mm across and has corolla lobes less than 1 mm wide.
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Least navarretia blooming in a vernally moist puddle in the road near the east rim of Canyon Creek, Klickitat Wildlife Area.......May 22, 2015.
Paul Slichter