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Photo by Joel Tuhy
Photo Courtesy of Utah Division of Wildlife Resources; Utah Division of Wildlife Resources; Sources: ESRI, USGS, NOAA
Clay Phacelia
Phacelia argillacea
NatureServe conservation status
Global (G-rank): G1
State (S-rank): S1
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Phenology
Flowers from June to August.
Species range
This species is known from two different locations near Tucker in Spanish Fork Canyon, in Utah County.
Threats or limiting factors
The inheriently small distribution (Spanish Fork Canyon, Utah County, Utah) and population size of clay phacelia may increase the species’ vulnerability to threats (USFWS 2019). This species is mainly threatened by loss of individuals and habitat destruction caused by native mammal herbivory; road, utility line, and railway maintenance; invasive plant species, and climate change (USFWS 2019). Additional threats include grazing, recreation, erosion, loss of genetic diversity, and disease (USFWS 2019).
