Phacelia cronquistiana
Phacelia cronquistiana (Cronquist's phacelia)[1] is a plant species native to Utah and Arizona, known only from Kane and Mohave Counties.[1][2][3] It occurs in sagebrush and Pinus ponderosa forests at elevations of 1,900–2,100 m (6,200–6,900 ft).[4]
| Phacelia cronquistiana | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Boraginales |
| Family: | Boraginaceae |
| Genus: | Phacelia |
| Species: | P. cronquistiana |
| Binomial name | |
| Phacelia cronquistiana S.L. Welsh | |
Phacelia cronquistiana is an erect annual herb up to 10 cm (3.9 in) tall. Leaf blades are 3–7 mm long and 2–6 mm wide. Flowers are up to 4 mm long, pale purple with a white center.[4][5]
References
- "Phacelia cronquistiana". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
- Utah Rare Plant Guide, Utah Native Plant Society
- BONAP (Biota of North America Program) Floristic Synthesis
- Welsh, Stanley Larson, & Goodrich, Sherel. 1993. New taxa and new nomenclatural combinations in the Utah flora. Rhodora 95(883–884): 392-421
- Holmgren, Noel Herman, & Holmgren, Patricia Kern. 2012. Intermountain Flora.
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