Varileaf Phacelia, Variedleaf Phacelia, Virgate Phacelia
Phacelia heterophylla ssp. virgata
Synonyms: Phacelia heterophylla var. heterophylla, Phacelia virgata
The photo above shows a close-up of a flower of woodland phacelia
as seen at about 4100' along atop the ridge that divides the Cougar and Dairy
Creek drainages at the southeastern corner of Mt. Adams........June
13, 2005.
The photo above shows a close-up side-view of the coiled inflorescence
of woodland phacelia as seen at about 4100 atop the ridge that divides the Cougar
and Dairy Creek drainages at the southeastern corner of Mt. Adams......June
13, 2005.
The photo above shows a close-up of the upper stem of woodland
phacelia. Note the pair of basal leaflets or lobes on the leaves. Photographed
at about 4100' atop the ridge dividing the Dairy Creek and Cougar Creek drainages
at the southeastern corner of Mt. Adams........June 13, 2005.
The two photos directly above show close-ups of the leaves of
woodland phacelia. The leaves of the plants seen at this location have 1-2 pairs
of basal leaflets or lobes. Photographed at about 4100' atop the ridge dividing
the Dairy Creek and Cougar Creek drainages at the southeastern corner of Mt.
Adams........June 13, 2005.
Paul Slichter