Latin name: Phacelia calthifolia Brand
  Pronunciation: fa-SEEL-ee-a kal-thi-FO-lee-a

  Common name: Caltha-leaved phacelia
  Family: Boraginaceae (Borage)
  Habitat: Sandy soils in mainly creosote bush
  scrub below 3000', northern Mojave Desert,
  northern San Bernardino Co.

  Blooming period: March to May
  Click for Latin name derivations:  1) Phacelia
  2) calthifolia
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