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Scorpionweed

Phacelia hastata

Photo by BlueAppaloosa
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Description:

The top of the stalk uncurls kinda like a scorpion tail. White elongated flowers with a little "stinger" bloom near the top. Leaves are narrow, heavily veined and fuzzy. The whole plant is around a foot tall.

Habitat:

rocky hillside

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Flowers in the Rocky Mountains - UT, CO, WY
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PublishedJuly 30, 2014

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