Distant Phacelia, Common Phacelia, Wild Heliotrope
Phacelia distans
Synonyms: Phacelia distans var. australis, Phacelia cinerea
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Distant phacelia observed on the desert wash at Morteros Canyon, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park.....March 27, 2010.
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Distant phacelia as seen at Arizona Telephone Cove in Lake Mead National Recreation Area.........February 28, 2013.
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Distant phacelia as seen at Arizona Telephone Cove in Lake Mead National Recreation Area.........February 28, 2013.
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Distant phacelia in bloom on desert washes around Rams Hill, Borrego Springs, CA.......March 27, 2006.
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Distant phacelia blooming at left on the desert wash in Rainbow Canyon, located on the north side of Highway S-2 at about MP 27.6, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, CA..........March 30, 2006. The photo at right shows what is probably distant phacelia blooming in Borrego Palm Canyon, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, CA..........April 1, 2006
Paul Slichter