Phacelia argentea

Sand dune phacelia

Family: Hydrophyllaceae · Type: perennial · Native

Conservation status: CNPS 1B.1 · Threatened

Sand dune phacelia is a rare (CNPS 1B.1) California native perennial found in northern coastal California, specifically Del Norte County, in sand dune habitats at elevations below 20 meters. Flowering from May to September, this plant produces white to cream-colored flowers in bell-shaped corollas 4 to 6 millimeters wide. Growing 10 to 45 centimeters tall with prostrate to ascending stems that are stiff-hairy, it has a somewhat fleshy appearance. Its thick leaves are 20 to 120 millimeters long, typically elliptic to obovate, with deeply impressed veins and no more than two basal lobes. The plant produces ovoid, stiff-hairy fruits containing one to three pitted seeds.

Habitat: Sand dunes

Bloom period: May-Sep

Elevation: < 20 m

Bioregions: n NCo (Del Norte Co.)

Data from The California Species Project — 14,000+ California species with verified data from CNPS, CDFW, USFWS, Jepson eFlora, Cal-IPC, and more.