About Phacelia cryptantha Greene
Phacelia cryptantha Greene is a species of flowering plant in the Hydrophyllaceae family, commonly called hiddenflower phacelia. It is native to the southwestern United States and Baja California, Mexico, where it grows across multiple habitat types, including deserts, rocky mountain slopes, canyons, plateaus, and other open areas. This annual herb grows mostly upright, reaching a maximum height of around half a meter, and is typically unbranched. The plant has glandular tissue, and is covered in either short soft hairs or long stiff hairs. Lower leaves can grow up to 15 centimeters long and are divided into leaflets; leaves positioned higher on the stem are smaller, but may also be compound. Its inflorescence is a one-sided curving or coiling cyme that holds several narrow bell-shaped flowers. Each flower is pale blue to lavender, less than one centimeter long, and surrounded by long, narrow linear hairy sepals.
