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Navarretia squarrosa

Common name:	Skunk Weed	Family:	Polemoniaceae
Author:	(Eschsch)Hook.& Arn.	Botanical references:	71, 200
Synonyms:	Gillia squarrosa ((Eschsch.) Hook. & Arn.)
Known Hazards:	None known
Range:	Western N. America.
Habitat:	Dry flats and fields in mixed woods below 800 metres in California[71].
Edibility Rating (1-5):	1	Medicinal Rating (1-5):	0

Other Possible Synonyms:	From various places across the web, may not be correct. See below.
	Gilia squarrosa[B,P] Hoitzia squarrosa[G]
Other Common Names:	From various places around the Web, may not be correct. See below.
	Skunkbush [P], Skunkweed [B],
Epithets:	From a Dictionary of Botanical Epithets
	squarrosa = spreading horizontally
Systematics:	From a USDA Plants Database
	Order: Solanales. Phlox family

Physical Characteristics

Annual growing to 0.3m. It is hardy to zone 7. It is in flower in August, and the seeds ripen in September. The flowers are hermaphrodite (have both male and female organs). We rate it 1/5 for edibility and 0/5 for medicinal use.

The plant prefers light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils. The plant prefers acid, neutral and basic (alkaline) soils. It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade. It requires dry or moist soil.

Habitats and Possible Locations

Cultivated Beds.

Edible Uses

Seed.

Seed - parched, ground into a powder and eaten dry[94]. It is very small and fiddly to use[K].

Medicinal Uses

Disclaimer

None known

Other Uses

None known

Cultivation details

Requires a very sunny position in a very well-drained dry to moist light or medium fertile soil[200].

Propagation

Seed - sow early spring in situ[200].

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Web References

[B] Data (Latin & Common names, other references) from the BONAP's Synonymized Checklist of the Vascular Flora of the United States, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands.
[G] Data (Common Names, Uses, Distribution) from the USDA/ARS NPGS's GRIN taxonomic database.
[C] Taxon data. from the CalFlora database.
Images from the CalPhoto database.
[P] Data. (uses, distribution, wetland) from the USDA'a Plants database.
[HP] Links, Photos, Suppliers from Hortiplex Plant Database

References for the family Polemoniaceae.

[CHINA] Data Very detailed botanical/identification info. from the Flora of China.

See the PFAF Links Pages for other sources.

Also try Photos and info from the The Plants Database which has 14,000 images.

References

[K] Ken Fern
Notes from observations, tasting etc at Plants For A Future and on field trips.

[71] Munz. A California Flora. University of California Press 1959
An excellent flora but no pictures. Not for the casual reader.

[94] Sweet. M. Common Edible and Useful Plants of the West. Naturegraph Co. 1962 ISBN 0-911010-54-8
Useful wild plants in Western N. America. A pocket guide.

[200] Huxley. A. The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. MacMillan Press 1992 ISBN 0-333-47494-5
Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed.

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