Phacelia cronquistiana

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Phacelia cronquistiana
Scientific classification edit
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 (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 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[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Phacelia cronquistiana". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
  2. ^ Utah Rare Plant Guide, Utah Native Plant Society
  3. ^ BONAP (Biota of North America Program) Floristic Synthesis
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b Welsh, Stanley Larson, & Goodrich, Sherel. 1993. New taxa and new nomenclatural combinations in the Utah flora. Rhodora 95(883–884): 392-421
  5. ^ Holmgren, Noel Herman, & Holmgren, Patricia Kern. 2012. Intermountain Flora.
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