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Lacy Phacelia (Phacelia tanacetifolia)
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Lacy Phacelia (Phacelia tanacetifolia)

General: Lacy Phacelia (Phacelia tanacetifolia) is an annual forb that has purple flowers with a white throat and long stamens.

Lacy Phacelia is a common component of vegetation communities in dry, well-drained sandy and gravelly soils on desert flats and on lower bajadas in the Lower Sonoran (Creosote-Bursage Flats) and Upper Sonoran (Mojave Desert Scrub) life zones.

Around Las Vegas, look for Lacy Phacelia on desert flats during spring.

Family: Waterleaf (Hydrophyllaceae)

Lacy Phacelia (Phacelia tanacetifolia) Lacy Phacelia (Phacelia tanacetifolia)
Lacy Phacelia (Phacelia tanacetifolia) Lacy Phacelia (Phacelia tanacetifolia)
Lacy Phacelia (Phacelia tanacetifolia) Lacy Phacelia (Phacelia tanacetifolia)

Note: All distances, elevations, and other facts are approximate. Names generally follow the USDA database.
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