Phacelia damnationensis

Damnation pass phacelia

Family: Hydrophyllaceae · Type: perennial · Native

Conservation status: CNPS 1B.3

Damnation pass phacelia is a rare (CNPS 1B.3) California native perennial found in open rocky mountain slopes in conifer forest at elevations of 975 to 1,430 meters. Flowering from June to September, this plant produces cream to apple-green flowers occasionally lavender-tinged, with bell-shaped blooms 7 to 9 millimeters in diameter. Growing 30 to 91 centimeters tall with decumbent to ascending stems that are densely glandular-hairy and leave a distinctive brown varnish, it has a brittle growth habit. Its leaves are ovate, 9 to 95 millimeters long, with coarsely toothed edges and glandular hairs, displaying a delicate texture. The plant produces small ovoid fruits 3 to 5 millimeters long, with 5 to 12 seeds that have a distinctive net-like pitted surface.

Habitat: Open rocky, gravelly mountain slopes in conifer forest

Bloom period: Jun-Sep

Elevation: 975-1430 m

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