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Phacelia saxicola
Phacelia saxicola
Photographer: Aaron Schusteff

ID: 0000 0000 0619 0521 (2019-06-16)

Copyright © 2019 Aaron Schusteff

 
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  • date of photo  May 24, 2019
  • latitude 37.43339   longitude -118.40785     View on Google Maps.
  • location   Rocky plateau just west side of Fish Slough (Inyo County, California, US)
  • family Boraginaceae
  • notes   Gestalt & location suggest Phacelia saxicola and per the Jepson eFlora it goes to that species based on: annual habit with small, entire leaves; persistent corollas; ovules >> 4 (checked in field); stamens included; and corollas not entirely yellow (as in P. monoensis and P. inyoensis) and all 5-merous (unlike mostly 4-merous corollas of P. tetramera).

    Growing on coarse volcanic soils & rocky substrate derived from (Bishop) tuff of the Volcanic Tablelands...eroded remnants of the Long Valley Caldera that exploded 700,000 year ago.

  • photo category: Plant - annual/perennial

  • MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS PLANT
  • Look for Jepson Manual treatments, maps (University & Jepson Herbaria)
  • View Calflora record for Phacelia saxicola
  • View all photos in CalPhotos of Phacelia saxicola
  • Check Google Images for Phacelia saxicola


  • The photographer's identification Phacelia saxicola has not been reviewed. Click here to review or comment on the identification.

     
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