Skunk weed, Californian skunkweed
Navarretia squarrosa

Family: Polemoniaceae

What it is like

An annual hairy weed. It has an unpleasant smell. The leaves are alternate and deeply lobed. The lobes are also divided and end in a sharp point. The flowers are in dense heads. These are at the ends of the branches. They are surrounded by rigid, spiny, leafy bracts. These are also divided. The 5 sepals are also spiny.

There are 30 Navarettia species.

Where it is found

It is a temperate plant. It grows in waste places. Tasmania Herbarium.

Countries/locations it is found in

Australia, North America, Tasmania, USA

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Seeds

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Synonyms

Gilia squarrosa Hook. & Arn.;