Phacelia distans Benth.

HYDROPHYLLACEAE OF ARIZONA
Phacelia distans Benth.
MARICOPA COUNTY. South Mountains, South
Mountain Park, Ma Ha Tauk range, 3rd switch-
back from crest, ca 1 mi up trail from east
Alta Trail trailhead, T1S R2E Section 13
SW1/4, 2100 feet.
East-facing open slope, with Larrea divaricata,
Carnegiea, Fouquieria splendens, Encelia farino-
sa, Opuntia acanthocarpa, Aristida, Phacelia,
Fagonia laevis, Eriogonum inf latum, Opuntia
bigelovii, Mammillaria microcarpa, Ferocactus
cylindraceus, Camissonia californica, Lepidium,
Perityle emoryi, Chorizanthe brevicornu, Hibis-
cus denudatus, Lycium berlandieri, Echinocer-
eus engelmannii, Lupinus sparsiflorus, Esch-
scholzia. Frequent weak-stemmed annual,
flowers bluish.
Julie Ramsden,
Wendy Hodgson 6136	7	April	1991
Herbarium of Desert Botanical Garden (DES)
03194066