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Silky Phacelia
Phacelia sericea sericea
40.3559, -105.718
Field Notes
Description:
Wikipedia: "...a showy perennial species of Phacelia endemic to western North America.Uncommon, ... Sericea comes from the Latin sericeus, or silky, referring to the fine hairs on the leaves and stem."
Habitat:
Wikipedia: "...it grows mainly at subalpine to alpine elevations in forest openings or above treeline among rocks and sand."
Notes:
Found along Old Fall River Road above timberline near the Alpine Visitor Center in Rocky Mountain National Park.
There are two subspecies; the other is ciliosa, which is taller and has a different areal distribution.
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Phacelia sericea
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PublishedAugust 30, 2014
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