Phacelia sericea var. ciliosa

Blue alpine phacelia

Family: Hydrophyllaceae · Type: perennial · Native

Conservation status: CNPS 2B.2

Blue alpine phacelia is a rare (CNPS 2B.3) California native perennial found in northern Klamath Ranges and Warner Mountains on ridges and talus slopes at elevations of 2,100 to 2,700 meters. Flowering from June to August, this plant produces dark blue to purple flowers 5 to 8 millimeters long in spike-like clusters with persistent, urn-shaped corollas. Growing 10 to 60 centimeters tall with ascending to erect stems covered in silvery, silky appressed hairs, it has a distinctive growth habit. Its leaves are 20 to 65 millimeters long, lanceolate to oblong, deeply lobed or dissected with entire or toothed segments. The fruit is 4 to 6 millimeters long, ovoid, and covered in stiff hairs.

Habitat: Ridges, talus slopes

Bloom period: Jun-Aug

Elevation: 2100-2700 m

Bioregions: n KR (China Peak), Wrn

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