Drab Phacelia
D. Roth; D. Roth
Phacelia indecora
NatureServe conservation status
Global (G-rank): G1
State (S-rank): S1
Utah Wildlife Action Plan status
- SGCN
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General information
Phacelia indecora, commonly named Bluff Phacelia, is endemic to San Juan County, Utah. It can be found among hanging garden communities at 3,600-4,500 feet elevation. It flowers May through June. It has pale blue petals and pale yellow flower tube streaked with blue.
Description
Phacelia indecora, commonly named Bluff Phacelia, is endemic to San Juan County, Utah. It can be found among hanging garden communities at 3,600-4,500 feet elevation. It flowers May through June. It has pale blue petals and pale yellow flower tube streaked with blue.
Phenology
Flowers May-June.
Diagnostic characteristics
Phacelia indecora is similar to Phacelia incana. However, Phacelia indecora has finely glandular-puberulent stems and pale blue corollas (vs. glandular-villous stems and white to pale lavender corollas).
Species range
Type collection made in Bluff, San Juan County, Utah.
Threats or limiting factors
Threats to hanging garden sites along San Juan River higher than previously suspected, some loss of habitat (UNPS accesed 2025).
Taxonomy
No, this species does not have taxonomic discrepancies