Silky Phacelia, Alpine Phacelia
Phacelia sericea ssp. sericea
Synonyms: Phacelia sericea ssp. sericea, Phacelia sericea var. caespitosa
![Silky Phacelia, Alpine Phacelia: Phacelia sericea ssp. sericea (Synonyms: Phacelia sericea ssp. sericea, Phacelia sericea var. caespitosa)](sericea/phaceliasericea5.jpg)
The photo above shows a close-up of the flowers
and leaves of silky phacelia as seen at the base of the eastern lateral moraine
for Lava Glacier on the northern slopes of Mt. Adams........July 23,
2005.
![Silky Phacelia, Alpine Phacelia: Phacelia sericea ssp. sericea (Synonyms: Phacelia sericea ssp. sericea, Phacelia sericea var. caespitosa)](sericea/phaceliasericea.jpg)
The photo above shows a close-up of the attractive
flowers of silky phacelia as seen above 6000' along the Highline Trail #114
on the northern slopes of Mt. Adams..........July 21, 2005.
![Leaf of Silky Phacelia, Alpine Phacelia: Phacelia sericea ssp. sericea (Synonyms: Phacelia sericea ssp. sericea, Phacelia sericea var. caespitosa)](sericea/phaceliasericealf.jpg)
The photo above shows a close-up of the pinnately
compound leaf of silky phacelia as seen above 6000' along the Highline Trail
#114 on the northern slopes of Mt. Adams.........July 21, 2005. Notice the dense covering of grayish, silky hairs on the leaflets.
![Silky Phacelia, Alpine Phacelia: Phacelia sericea ssp. sericea (Synonyms: Phacelia sericea ssp. sericea, Phacelia sericea var. caespitosa)](sericea/phaceliasericea1.jpg)
The photo above shows a close-up of the flowers
and leaves of silky phacelia as seen above 6000' along the Highline Trail #114
on the northern slopes of Mt. Adams..........July 21, 2005.
Paul Slichter