Pronunciation: fa-SEEL-ee-a ives-ee-AY-na
Common name: Ives' phacelia
Family: Boraginaceae (Borage)
Habitat: Dry sandy places around 2500', dunes,
creosote bush scrub, east Mojave Desert near Kelso
Blooming period: March to June
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Phacelia 2) ivesiana