Vascular Plants of the Gila Wilderness

Presented in Association with the
Western New Mexico University Department of Natural Sciences

Phacelia neomexicana Thurber ex Torrey
(New Mexico Scorpionweed)


Family: Hydrophyllaceae

Status: Native

Synonyms:
Phacelia neomexicana Thurber ex Torrey var. pseudoarizonica (Brand) Voss

Phacelia neomexicana is an upright herb with stamens exserted from the corolla. The stems are glandular near the inflorescence. The corolla is erose-dentate (has irregular margins) and the flowers are purple.
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Phacelia neomexicana, photo Russ Kleinman, Apache Creek, July 4, 2009



Phacelia neomexicana, inflorescence, photo Russ Kleinman, Apache Creek, July 4, 2009



Phacelia neomexicana, closeup of leaf, photo Russ Kleinman, Apache Creek, July 4, 2009



Phacelia neomexicana, erose dentate corolla lobes, photo Russ Kleinman, Apache Creek, July 4, 2009



Phacelia neomexicana, inflorescence, photo Russ Kleinman, Jack Carter, & Richard Felger, Apache Creek, July 7, 2009



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