About Navarretia mellita (Greene) Greene
Navarretia mellita is a species of flowering plant in the phlox family, with the common name honeyscented pincushionplant. It is endemic to California, and is only found in several coastal and inland mountains and foothills in the central part of the state. It typically grows in moist locations within chaparral and other types of habitat. It is a hairy, glandular annual herb that reaches 10 to 20 centimeters in height. Its leaves are divided into many narrow linear lobes. The inflorescence forms a head of flowers lined with leaflike bracts. Each flower is roughly half a centimeter long, with a tubular shape, a white throat, and a blue lobed face.
