Polemoniaceae
Skunkbush
Navarretia squarrosa
- Family
- Polemoniaceae
- Genus
- Navarretia
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Skunkbush
Synonyms
- Aegochloa pungens (Douglas ex Hook.) Benth.
- Gilia pungens Douglas ex Hook.
- Gilia squarrosa (Eschsch.) Hook. & Arn.
- Hoitzia squarrosa Eschsch.
- Navarretia eastwoodiae Brand
- Navarretia pterosperma Eastw.
- Navarretia pungens (Douglas ex Hook.) Hook.
- Navarretia squarrosa var. agrestis Brand
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Eric in SF, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: DoF CC-BY-X, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jim Beever, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.