Phacelia ciliata Benth.

RANCHO SANTA ANA BOTANIC GARDEN
Flora of Riverside County, California, USA
HYDROPHYLLACEAE
Phacelia ciliata Benth.
San Jacinto Valley, San Jacinto Wildlife Refuge at southwestern
edge of Mystic Lake in the San Jacinto River floodplain, N of
‘ ’Marsh A”, NE of the refuge headquarters. Near 33°52’44’ ’N,
117°06’34”W. T3S R2W N 1/2 SW 1/4 SE 1/4 sec. 29. Elev. ca
1420 ft.
Alkali playa developed on silty clay soil in area seasonally
inundated, often for extended period. Adjacent areas disturbed by
conversion to permanently-flooded duck ponds.
Associated with Lasthenia glabrata ssp. coulteri, Plagiobothrys
leptocladus, Rumex, Spergularia, Sisymbrium irio, etc.
Coarse annual, flowers pale blue. Locally common in patches.
Steve Boyd 8630
Dave Bramlet
19 Apr 1996
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