Latin name: Phacelia campanularia A. Gray ssp.
  vasiformis G. Gilette
  Pronunciation: fa-SEEL-ee-a kam-pan-yoo-LARE-
  ee-a vay-si-FOR-mis
  Common name: Desert bluebells
  Family: Boraginaceae (Borage)
  Habitat: Open sandy areas and washes, Mojave and
   northern Sonoran desert
  Blooming period: March to May
  Click for Latin name derivations: (1) Phacelia
  (2) campanularia  (3) vasiformis
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