Phacelia hastata var. hastata

Family: Hydrophyllaceae · Type: perennial · Native

hastata phacelia is a California native perennial found in the Klamath Ranges, high Cascade Range, Sierra Nevada, southern Sierra Nevada, and Great Basin in sandy to rocky slopes, scrub, and conifer forest at elevations of 380 to 3,100 meters. Flowering from May to July, this plant produces white to lavender flowers in curved, scorpioid clusters. Growing with ascending to nearly erect stems 20 to 50 centimeters tall that have a mix of appressed and stiff spreading hairs, it develops a distinctive branching habit. Its leaves are deeply lobed with variable shapes, typically lance-shaped to triangular with rough, hairy edges. The plant's delicate flower structure and variable hair patterns make it a distinctive member of the phacelia genus.

Habitat: Sandy to rocky slopes, scrub, conifer forest

Bloom period: May-Jul

Elevation: 380-3100 m

Bioregions: KR, CaRH, SNH, SnBr, GB

California counties: El Dorado, San Bernardino, Inyo, Lassen, Plumas, Los Angeles, Fresno, Tulare, Placer, Amador, Calaveras, Nevada, Sierra, Madera, Mendocino, Modoc, Siskiyou, Tuolumne

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