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Phacelia distans

Blue-eyed Scorpion-weed, Fernleaf Phacelia

Phacelia distans
Phacelia distans
Phacelia distans
Phacelia distans
Phacelia distans
Phacelia distans

Life form2, 3: forb, annual
Habitat: washes
leaf presence3: leaves usually present
leaf arrangement3: alternate
leaf format3: pinnately bipinnatifid
leaf shape3: ovate
leaf surface3: glandular hairy
leaf margin3: lobed
Flower color2: lavender or violet or purple
Flowering period2: Feb. to May
Armament2, 3: spineless
Family1, 2, 3: Boraginaceae (borage family)
Conserved or Obsolete Family1: Hydrophyllaceae (waterleaf family)
Status: common
Locations where collected or observed:
      Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge
      Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument
      Barry M. Goldwater Range
      Sonoran Desert National Monument
      Ajo vicinity and BLM land

*For information on nomenclature, authorship, or plant characteristics, see these references:

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