Latin name: Phacelia campanularia A. Gray var. campanularia
Pronunciation: fa-SEEL-ee-a kam-pan-yoo-LARE-ee-a
Common name: Desert bluebells
Family: Hydrophyllaceae (Waterleaf)
Habitat: Open, sandy or gravelly places to 4000', creosote bush scrub, west Colorado Desert, Whitewater Canyon
Blooming period: February to April
Name derivations: 1) Phacelia 2) campanularia
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