About Phacelia parryi Torr.
Phacelia parryi Torr. is an annual herb with a mostly erect stem that grows 10 to 70 centimeters long. The plant is glandular, covered in a mix of soft and stiff hairs. Its leaves can reach up to 12 centimeters long, with toothed oval blades attached to petioles. The inflorescence is a cyme holding widely bell-shaped flowers that are each 1 to 2 centimeters long. Flowers are purple, and often have pale coloring in the throat with five distinct white spots. The five protruding stamens are hairy, and end in white anthers. This species is native to southern California (United States) and Baja California (Mexico), where it grows in coastal and inland mountain ranges as well as deserts. Its distribution may extend into Arizona. It can be found growing in a variety of local habitat types, including coastal sage scrub, chaparral, and open, recently burned slopes.
