Phacelia leonis

Siskiyou phacelia

Family: Hydrophyllaceae · Type: annual · Native

Conservation status: CNPS 1B.3

Siskiyou phacelia is a rare (CNPS 1B.3) California native annual found in the Klamath Ranges in sandy flats, slopes, and conifer forest at elevations of 1,200 to 2,750 meters. Flowering from June to August, this plant produces blue to lavender flowers in widely bell-shaped corollas approximately 2 to 3 millimeters long. Growing with erect stems 4 to 15 centimeters tall, often unbranched or with few branches at the base and covered in minute glandular hairs. Its leaves are linear to oblong, 10 to 30 millimeters long, with the lowest leaves opposite and tapering to an indistinct petiole. The fruit is nearly spherical, 2.5 to 3.5 millimeters long, with a short, hairy beak containing 6 to 9 finely pitted seeds.

Habitat: Sandy flats, slopes, conifer forest

Bloom period: Jun-Aug

Elevation: 1200-2750 m

Bioregions: KR.

California counties: Siskiyou, Santa Barbara, Trinity, Del Norte

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