Calflora Taxon Report
Phacelia campanularia  A. Gray
Desert bells, Desert bluebells, Desertbells
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2020 David Greenberger
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2023 Ron Vanderhoff
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2021 Colin Barrows
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2019 Matt Berger
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2019 Matt Berger
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2018 Trevor Schalla
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2016 James Gonsman
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2019 Diane Etchison
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2024 Marcus Tamura
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2023 Catherine Chang
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2023 Ron Vanderhoff
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2008 Steve Matson
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2008 Steve Matson
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2023 Ron Vanderhoff
Phacelia campanularia is an annual herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.
Siskiyou Del Norte Modoc Humboldt Shasta Lassen Trinity Plumas Tehama Butte Mendocino Glenn Sierra Yuba Lake Nevada Colusa Placer Sutter El Dorado Yolo Alpine Napa Sonoma Sacramento Mono Amador Solano Calaveras Tuolumne San Joaquin Marin Contra Costa Alameda Santa Cruz Mariposa Madera San Francisco San Mateo Merced Fresno Stanislaus Santa Clara Inyo San Benito Tulare Kings Monterey San Bernardino San Luis Obispo Kern Santa Barbara Ventura Los Angeles Riverside Orange San Diego Imperial
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Genus: Phacelia
Family: Hydrophyllaceae  
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot
Communities: Creosote Bush Scrub
Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS + POWO
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[Wikipedia] Taxonomy: Two subtaxa are usually recognized, called subspecies or varieties.They can intergrade in some areas. Phacelia campanularia ssp. campanularia – limited to the Sonoran Desert Phacelia campanularia ssp. vasiformis – more common, with a wider range, and sometimes with larger flowers. (link added by Mary Ann Machi)

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