Navarretia phloxes and the gilias . This is one genus of plants, among others, which are sometimes called pincushionplants . The inflorescence which bears the flowers is surrounded by frilly green bracts bearing soft spines, giving it the appearance of a pincushion . Several species are members of the vernal pool ecosystem.
Selected species:
Navarretia atractyloides - hollyleaf pincushionplantNavarretia breweri - Brewer's pincushionplantNavarretia capillaris - miniature giliaNavarretia cotulifolia - cotulaleaf pincushionplantNavarretia divaricata - divaricate navarretiaNavarretia eriocephala - hoary pincushionplantNavarretia filicaulis - threadstem pincushionplantNavarretia fossalis - vernal pool pincushionplantNavarretia hamata - hooked pincushionplantNavarretia heterandra - Tehama pincushionplantNavarretia heterodoxa - Calistoga pincushionplantNavarretia intertexta - needleleaf pincushionplantNavarretia jaredii - mitrefruit pincushionplantNavarretia jepsonii - Jepson's pincushionplantNavarretia leptalea - Bridges' pincushionplantNavarretia leucocephala - whitehead pincushionplant, many-flowered pincushionplantNavarretia mellita - honey-scented pincushionplantNavarretia nigelliformis - adobe pincushionplantNavarretia ojaiensis - Ojai navarretiaNavarretia peninsularis - Baja pincushionplantNavarretia prolifera - bur pincushionplantNavarretia prostrata - prostrate pincushionplantNavarretia pubescens - downy pincushionplantNavarretia rosulata - San Anselmo pincushionplantNavarretia setiloba - Piute Mountain pincushionplantNavarretia sinistra - Alva Day's pincushionplantNavarretia squarrosa - skunkbushNavarretia subuligera - awl-leaf pincushionplantNavarretia tagetina - marigold pincushionplantNavarretia viscidula - sticky pincushionplant
