Phacelia monoensis

Mono county phacelia, Mono County Phacelia

Family: Hydrophyllaceae · Type: annual · Native

Conservation status: CNPS 1B.1

Mono county phacelia is a rare (CNPS 1B.1) California native annual found in northern Mono County in sagebrush scrub on fractured rhyolitic clay soils at elevations of 1,900 to 2,900 meters. Flowering from May to July, this delicate plant produces small yellow flowers in narrow bell-shaped clusters, typically 2 to 4 millimeters long. Growing with spreading to ascending branches 2 to 12 centimeters tall, it has short-hairy stems that branch throughout its slender structure. Its leaves are approximately 8 to 25 millimeters long, ranging from oblong to ovate, and typically equal in length to their petioles. The tiny fruits are ovoid, puberulent, and contain fewer than 10 seeds, each with distinctive cross-furrows.

Habitat: Fractured rhyolitic clay soils, sagebrush scrub

Bloom period: May-Jul

Elevation: 1900-2900 m

Bioregions: n SNE (Mono Co.)

California counties: Mono, Alameda

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