Pronunciation: fa-SEEL-ee-a a-FY-nis
Common name: Limestone phacelia
Family: Boraginaceae (Borage)
Habitat: Sandy and gravelly places mostly below
4000', creosote bush scrub, pinyon-juniper and
joshua tree woodland, Transverse and Peninsular
Ranges, deserts
Blooming period: March to June
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Phacelia
2) affinis