| Navarretia ojaiensis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Polemoniaceae |
| Genus: | Navarretia |
| Species: | N. ojaiensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Navarretia ojaiensis | |
Navarretia ojaiensis is a rare species of flowering plant in the phlox family known by the common name Ojai navarretia. [1]
The plant is endemic to Southern California. It occurs in Ventura County, California, where it is known from the Ojai Valley, the Santa Clarita Valley, and the Santa Susana Mountains. [2] It also occurs in the Santa Monica Mountains within Los Angeles County. [3]
It is found in open areas of chaparral, coastal sage scrub, and grassland habitats. [1] It grows at elevations of 275–620 metres (902–2,034 ft). [4]
Navarretia ojaiensis plant is a Critically endangered species on the California Native Plant Society Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants. [4]
Many of the known occurrences may no longer exist, because they are in areas that have experienced urban development. [2] All but one of the remaining populations are in locations which are likely to be developed or altered. [2]
Two populations known in the Santa Monica Mountains may have been extirpated. [5] One was on land that was converted to a parking lot at the home of the composer Marco Beltrami. [6] Another population was on a slope in Agoura Hills, which was slated to be cleared for the construction of the new headquarters for the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation. [7]
Navarretia ojaiensis is an annual herb with a spreading, upright stem growing up to 33 centimetres (13 in) long. The hairy, glandular leaves have blades divided into narrow, pointed lobes lined with tiny teeth. [8]
The inflorescence has narrow, pointed bracts and sepals around the flowers which are densely coated in shiny hairs and resin glands. The tubular flower corolla is roughly a centimeter long and white in color with purple markings in the throat. The five corolla lobes are pointed and the stamens protrude from within the throat. [8] The bloom period is May to July. [1]
This plant is new to science, having been officially described in 2007, accompanied by an updated key to the genus. [9]
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