Pronunciation: fa-SEEL-ee-a ay-NEL-son-ee-eye
Common name: Aven Nelson's phacelia
Family: Boraginaceae (Borage)
Habitat: Sandy or gravelly soils, creosote bush scrub
and woodland to 5000', New York Mountains
Blooming period: April to May
Click for Latin name derivations: (1) Phacelia
(2) anelsonii