Pronunciation: fa-SEEL-ee-a pak-ee-FIL-a
Common name: Thick-leaved phacelia
Family: Hydrophyllaceae (Waterleaf)
Habitat: Somewhat alkaline flats mostly below
3000', creosote bush scrub, joshua tree woodland,
deserts
Blooming period: April to May
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Phacelia
2) pachyphylla