[The Phacelias and Scorpionweeds of the Cascade Mts. of Oregon and Washington]

Compact Phacelia, Silverleaf Phacelia, Silver-leaf Phacelia, Timberline Phacelia, Whiteleaf Phacelia

Phacelia hastata var. compacta

Synonyms: Phacelia frigida, Phacelia hastata ssp. frigida, Phacelia hastata var. dasyphylla, Phacelia magelanica, Phacelia nemoralis var. frigida

Compact Phacelia, Timberline Phacelia: Phacelia hastata var. compacta - Compact Phacelia, Silverleaf Phacelia, Silver-leaf Phacelia, Timberline Phacelia, Whiteleaf Phacelia: Phacelia hastata var. compacta (Synonyms: Phacelia frigida, Phacelia hastata ssp. frigida, Phacelia hastata var. dasyphylla, Phacelia magelanica, Phacelia nemoralis var. frigida)

The photo at left shows compact phacelia on gravel slopes to the north of Grassy Knoll, Gifford Pinchot N.F..........May 24, 2007. The growth of this species is compact with stems slightly ascending or prostrate. The photo at right shows a much more branched form of compact phacelia with numerous ascending stems as seen near 7100' along the Climber's Trail at the head of Hellroaring Valley, Yakama Nation lands at Bird Creek Meadows.

Inflorescence of Compact Phacelia, Silverleaf Phacelia, Silver-leaf Phacelia, Timberline Phacelia, Whiteleaf Phacelia: Phacelia hastata var. compacta (Synonyms: Phacelia frigida, Phacelia frigida ssp. frigida, Phacelia hastata var. dasyphylla, Phacelia nemoralis var. frigida) - Compact Phacelia, Silverleaf Phacelia, Silver-leaf Phacelia, Timberline Phacelia, Whiteleaf Phacelia: Phacelia hastata var. compacta (Synonyms: Phacelia frigida, Phacelia frigida ssp. frigida, Phacelia hastata var. dasyphylla, Phacelia nemoralis var. frigida)

Compact Phacelia, Silverleaf Phacelia, Silver-leaf Phacelia, Timberline Phacelia, Whiteleaf Phacelia: Phacelia hastata var. compacta (Synonyms: Phacelia frigida, Phacelia frigida ssp. frigida, Phacelia hastata var. dasyphylla, Phacelia nemoralis var. frigida)

Compact Phacelia, Silverleaf Phacelia, Silver-leaf Phacelia, Timberline Phacelia, Whiteleaf Phacelia: Phacelia hastata var. compacta (Synonyms: Phacelia frigida, Phacelia frigida ssp. frigida, Phacelia hastata var. dasyphylla, Phacelia nemoralis var. frigida)

Compact phacelia blooming on a gravel bar in the South Fork Conrad Creek where they have washed down from higher on the east side of the Goat Rocks massif, Goat Rocks Wilderness........July 23, 2016.

Compact Phacelia, Silverleaf Phacelia, Silver-leaf Phacelia, Timberline Phacelia, Whiteleaf Phacelia: Phacelia hastata var. compacta (Synonyms: Phacelia frigida, Phacelia frigida ssp. frigida, Phacelia hastata var. dasyphylla, Phacelia nemoralis var. frigida) - Compact Phacelia, Silverleaf Phacelia, Silver-leaf Phacelia, Timberline Phacelia, Whiteleaf Phacelia: Phacelia hastata var. compacta (Synonyms: Phacelia frigida, Phacelia frigida ssp. frigida, Phacelia hastata var. dasyphylla, Phacelia nemoralis var. frigida)

Compact phacelia as seenat left on steep, rocky slopes at the eastern base of the Goat Rocks massif, about one-quarter of a mile uphill to the west of a 20' waterfall on the South Fork Conrad Creek, Goat Rocks Wilderness........July 22, 2016. The photo at right shows compact phacelia as seen on cindery slopes at the west end of the summit ridge of Lookout Mountain, Badger Creek Wilderness..........July13, 2019.

Compact Phacelia, Timberline Phacelia: Phacelia hastata var. compacta - Compact Phacelia, Silverleaf Phacelia, Silver-leaf Phacelia, Timberline Phacelia, Whiteleaf Phacelia: Phacelia hastata var. compacta (Synonyms: Phacelia frigida, Phacelia frigida ssp. frigida, Phacelia hastata var. dasyphylla, Phacelia nemoralis var. frigida)

Compact phacelia as seen on cindery slopes at the west end of the summit ridge of Lookout Mountain, Badger Creek Wilderness..........July 4, 2013 (left) and July 17, 2016 (right).

Paul Slichter