Calflora Taxon Report
Phacelia cryptantha Greene
Hiddenflower phacelia, Limestone phacelia, Small flowered phacelia
Phacelia cryptantha is an annual herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.

Synonyms  
Phacelia cryptantha var. derivataPLANTS
Phacelia eremicaJEPS
Phacelia hispida var. brachyanthaJEPS
Siskiyou Del Norte Modoc Humboldt Shasta Lassen Trinity Plumas Tehama Butte Mendocino Glenn Sierra Yuba Lake Nevada Colusa Placer Sutter El Dorado Yolo Alpine Napa Sonoma Sacramento Mono Amador Solano Calaveras Tuolumne San Joaquin Marin Contra Costa Alameda Santa Cruz Mariposa Madera San Francisco San Mateo Merced Fresno Stanislaus Santa Clara Inyo San Benito Tulare Kings Monterey San Bernardino San Luis Obispo Kern Santa Barbara Ventura Los Angeles Riverside Orange San Diego Imperial
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Accepted by: JEPS + POWO + PLANTS
Jepson eFlora section:
eudicot
USDA PLANTS group:
Dicot

Shadscale Scrub, Creosote Bush Scrub, Joshua Tree Woodland

[Wikipedia] Range, Habitat: Phacelia cryptantha is a species of flowering plant in the borage family, Boraginaceae, known by the common name hiddenflower phacelia. It is native to the southwestern United States and Baja California in Mexico, where it grows in several habitat types in desert, rocky mountain slopes, canyons, plateau, and other areas. (link added by Mary Ann Machi)

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