Pronunciation: fa-SEEL-ee-a DUG-las-ee-eye
Common name: Douglas phacelia
Family: Boraginaceae (Borage)
Habitat: Open sandy areas to 5500', Tehachapis,
West Transverse Range, west Mojave Desert
Blooming period: March to May
Click for Latin name derivations: (1) Phacelia
(2) douglasii