Phacelia vallis-mortae Calflora

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Taxon Report

Phacelia vallis-mortae J. W. Voss

Death valley phacelia

2010 Steve Matson

2016 James Gonsman

2011 Steve Matson

2012 Genevieve K. Walden

2015 John Doyen

Phacelia vallis-mortae is an annual herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.


	Plant Range Observation Search (379 records) Plant Characteristics

Bloom Period

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Subspecies and Varieties:
... var. heliophila
Genus:	Phacelia
Family:	Hydrophyllaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Toxicity: DERMATITIS

Communities: Creosote Bush Scrub, Valley Grassland, Pinyon-Juniper Woodland, Joshua Tree Woodland

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


ICPN	Phacelia cicutaria var. heliophila

More information about Phacelia vallis-mortae


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (PHVA2) BONAP Distribution Map	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape Photos on PlantID.net Google Images Consortium of California Herbaria 2	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2022. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 08/19/2022).