Phacelia perityloides var. jaegeri

Jaeger's phacelia, Jaeger's Phacelia

Family: Hydrophyllaceae · Type: perennial · Native

Conservation status: CNPS 1B.3

Jaeger's phacelia is a rare (CNPS 1B.3) California native perennial found in the eastern Desert Mountains, specifically the Clark Mountain region, in cliff crevices and rocky, often calcareous slopes at elevations of 1,900 to 2,300 meters. Flowering from May to June, this plant produces pale blue to lavender flowers with delicate, open petals approximately 12 to 15 millimeters long. Growing with spreading, hairy stems that form loose clusters, it reaches modest heights with fine, intricate branching. Its leaves are finely divided with narrow segments, creating a delicate, feathery appearance characteristic of the phacelia genus. The plant produces numerous small seeds, typically 50 to 140 per fruit, each measuring just 0.5 to 0.75 millimeters long.

Habitat: Crevices on cliffs, rocky, often calcareous slopes

Bloom period: May-Jun

Elevation: 1900-2300 m

Bioregions: e DMtns (Clark Mtn)

California counties: San Bernardino, Inyo

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