Participant Info

Species

Phacelia heterophylla [Phacelia magellanica var. heterophylla]

Family

Hydrophyllaceae

CommonName

wand phacelia

Presence

YES

Status

native

EarliestDate

1900

LatestDate

2017

Ecosystem

montane

Geobotanical

SSanjuans, NCristos, LBasin

Counties

Conejos, Costilla, Hinsdale, Mineral, Rio Grande, Saguache, Archuleta

Passes

Elwood, La Veta, Music, Wolf Creek

WildlifePreserves

Big Meadows Reservoir

Other Localities

PhotoRecords

YES Rich Haswell: Mineral Co, Big Meadows Reservoir 14 Aug 2017

Comments

There are many records of Phacelia heterophylla from the south San Juans but only a few from the Cristos. Wand phacelia is a mid-elevation species that typically occupies forest openings. In New Mexico the species follows the Rio Grande drainage from the border with Colorado to the border with Mexico, but there are no records from farther down stream. The species is present in Western USA states, absent only from southern California and most of Nevada, Wyoming, and Montana.

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