Phacelia parishii

Parish's phacelia

Family: Hydrophyllaceae · Type: annual · Native

Conservation status: CNPS 1B.1

Parish's phacelia is a rare (CNPS 1B.1) California native annual found in western Mojave Desert regions of northwestern San Bernardino County in clay or alkaline soils at elevations of 540 to 1,200 meters. Flowering from April to July, this plant produces lavender flowers with yellow tube centers approximately 4 to 6 millimeters long, creating delicate bell-shaped blossoms. Growing with ascending to erect stems 5 to 15 centimeters tall, it branches at the base and is covered in short stiff hairs. Its leaves are primarily basal, widely elliptic to obovate, measuring 8 to 30 millimeters long and ranging from entire to slightly toothed. The plant produces small oblong fruits 3 to 5 millimeters long, containing 20 to 40 finely pitted seeds.

Habitat: Clay or alkaline soils, dry lake margins

Bloom period: Apr-Jul

Elevation: 540-1200[1800] m

Bioregions: w DMoj (nw San Bernardino Co.)

California counties: Inyo, San Bernardino, Riverside

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