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Phacelia cronquistiana

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Phacelia cronquistiana
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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. ^ a b USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "​Phacelia cronquistiana​". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
  2. ^ Utah Rare Plant Guide, Utah Native Plant Society
  3. ^ BONAP (Biota of North America Program) Floristic Synthesis
  4. ^ 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.