Phacelia campanularia var. vasiformis

Family: Hydrophyllaceae · Type: annual · Native

Desert Canterbury bells is a California native annual found in the Mojave and northern Sonoran Deserts in open, sandy or gravelly areas and pinyon-juniper woodlands at elevations below 1,600 meters. Flowering from February to May, this plant produces deep blue to violet flowers in funnel-shaped corollas 25 to 40 millimeters long with dramatic, elongated stamens. Growing with delicate stems up to 45 centimeters tall, it emerges in loose, spreading clusters. Its leaves feature long petioles up to 20 centimeters with blade-like sections 2 to 10 centimeters long. The style of the flower extends impressively, reaching 30 to 45 millimeters and splitting one-quarter to one-half of its length.

Habitat: Open, sandy or gravelly areas to pinyon/juniper woodland

Bloom period: Feb-May

Elevation: < 1600 m

Bioregions: DMoj, n DSon.

California counties: San Bernardino, Inyo

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