Phacelia cronquistiana (Cronquist's phacelia)[1] is a plant species native to Utah and Arizona, known only from Kane and Mohave Counties.[1][2][3] It occurs in sagebrush and Pinus ponderosa forests at elevations of 1,900–2,100 m (6,200–6,900 ft).[4]
| Phacelia cronquistiana | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Boraginales |
| Family: | Boraginaceae |
| Genus: | Phacelia |
| Species: | P. cronquistiana
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| Binomial name | |
| Phacelia cronquistiana S.L. Welsh
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Phacelia cronquistiana is an erect annual herb up to 10 cm (3.9 in) tall. Leaf blades are 3–7 mm long and 2–6 mm wide. Flowers are up to 4 mm long, pale purple with a white center.[4][5]
References edit
- ^ a b USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Phacelia cronquistiana". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
- ^ Utah Rare Plant Guide, Utah Native Plant Society
- ^ BONAP (Biota of North America Program) Floristic Synthesis
- ^ a b Welsh, Stanley Larson, & Goodrich, Sherel. 1993. New taxa and new nomenclatural combinations in the Utah flora. Rhodora 95(883–884): 392-421
- ^ Holmgren, Noel Herman, & Holmgren, Patricia Kern. 2012. Intermountain Flora.
