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Phacelia ivesiana variety ivesiana (Ives' Phacelia, Ives' Scorpionweed) Semi-desert.
Shrublands, openings. Spring, summer. Phacelia ivesiana is fairly common, but often unobserved, in the Pinyon Pine/Utah Juniper under-story. Look for it at the base of Utah Junipers. It also grows, as pictured here, in open sandy areas. In early spring it is just under two inches tall, but it can grow to eight inches. The plant was first found for science by J. S. Newberry in Arizona and was named by John Torrey in 1860 for Eli Ives, Professor of Pharmacy at Yale. (More biographical information.) "Phacelus" is Greek for "bundle" and refers to the clusters of flower branches.
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Phacelia ivesiana variety ivesiana (Ives' Phacelia, Ives' Scorpionweed) Semi-desert.
Shrublands, openings. Spring, summer. It is common to find scores of plants crowded in a tight cluster in the acid shade of Utah Junipers.
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Phacelia ivesiana variety ivesiana (Ives' Phacelia, Ives' Scorpionweed) Semi-desert.
Shrublands, openings. Spring, summer. Flowers are quite tiny, yellow throated, and arranged in the typical Phacelia scorpion tail (although this is often very difficult to notice because the flowers are so small). In a manner not so characteristic of Phacelias, the stamens and styles do not extend beyond the floral tube. The plant is prominently hairy, often glandular, i.e., sticky hairy, as can be seen by the clinging sand particles. |
Range map © John Kartesz,
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Range map for Phacelia ivesiana |
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