[The Genus Navarretia West of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

Needleleaf Navarretia, Needle-leaf Navarretia, Pincushion Plant

Navarretia intertexta ssp. intertexta

Synonyms: Navarretia intertexta, Navarretia intertexta var. intertexta, Navarretia minima var. intertexta

Needleleaf Navarretia, Needle-leaf Navarretia, Pincushion Plant: Navarretia intertexta ssp. intertexta (Synonyms: Navarretia intertexta, Navarretia intertexta var. intertexta, Navarretia minima var. intertexta)

A close-up of the upper stem leaves and flower of needleleaf navarretia, as seen at Kingston Prairie Nature Preserve to the southeast of Salem, OR........June 2006. Note how sharply pointed the leaves are.

Inflorescence of Needleleaf Navarretia, Needle-leaf Navarretia, Pincushion Plant: Navarretia intertexta ssp. intertexta (Synonyms: Navarretia intertexta, Navarretia intertexta var. intertexta, Navarretia minima var. intertexta)

A close-up of the upper stem leaves of needleleaf navarretia, as seen at Kingston Prairie Nature Preserve to the southeast of Salem, OR........June 2006. Note the densely woolly hairs at the base of the upper stem leaves.

Needleleaf Navarretia, Needle-leaf Navarretia, Pincushion Plant: Navarretia intertexta ssp. intertexta (Synonyms: Navarretia intertexta, Navarretia intertexta var. intertexta, Navarretia minima var. intertexta)

A close-up of the annual wildflower, needleleaf navarretia, as seen at Kingston Prairie Nature Preserve to the southeast of Salem, OR.........June 2006.

Leaves of the Needleleaf Navarretia, Needle-leaf Navarretia, Pincushion Plant: Navarretia intertexta ssp. intertexta (Synonyms: Navarretia intertexta, Navarretia intertexta var. intertexta, Navarretia minima var. intertexta) - Leaf of Needleleaf Navarretia, Needle-leaf Navarretia, Pincushion Plant: Navarretia intertexta ssp. intertexta (Synonyms: Navarretia intertexta, Navarretia intertexta var. intertexta, Navarretia minima var. intertexta)

Leaves of needleleaf navarretia as seen at the Lacamas Prairie NAP in southeastern Clark County, Washington..........May 21, 2016.

Paul Slichter