Pavement Phacelia
Ava Brinkley; Ava Brinkley; Ava Brinkley; Zach Coury
Phacelia sabulonum
NatureServe conservation status
Global (G-rank): G2
State (S-rank): S2
Utah Wildlife Action Plan status
- SGCN
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General information
Phacelia sabulonum or Pavement Phacelia is an erect annual herb with broad violet flowers found in southeastern Utah in the Navajo Basin in tropic shale formations with shadescale, greasewood, and tamarix communities. This species is differentiated from similar members of the genus by its broad, crenate to dentate margined leaves, spreading stems, and large flowers producing large brown seeds.
Description
Phacelia sabulonum also known as Pavement Phacelia or Tompkin’s Phacelia is an erect annual herb reaching 4-24 cm tall. Plants are often as broad as they are tall with short-stipitate glandular and puberlent herbage. Stems are solitary or branch at
Diagnostic characteristics
Pavement Phacelia is distinguished from the similar Phacelia pulchella in having broader and more coarsely toothed leaves which have more crenate or dentate margins. Phacelia sabulonum also has spreading stems and larger flowers which produce fewer but also bigger seeds.
Species range
This species is endemic to Utah and can be found in Garfield and Kane counties.
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Taxonomy
No, this species does not have taxonomic discrepancies