Notch-leaved Phacelia
Phacelia crenulata
Blue Phacelia
Phacelia distans
Common in spring of wet years on rocky slopes and desert wash banks. Leaves thick and sticky feeling. Vivid flowers with five petals. Detailed Description
Pale blue flowers on an upright spring annual. Leaves soft. Seeds pitted. On rocky slopes and wash banks - common after good winter rains. Detailed Description
Small Eucrypta
Eucrypta micrantha
Spotted Hideseed
Eucrypta chrysanthemifolia
Diminutive spring annual with pale blue bell-shaped flowers and once pinnate leaves. Common after good winter rains. Detailed Description
Diminutive spring annual with pale blue bell-shaped flowers and once or twice pinnate leaves. Common after good winter rains. Detailed Description
Blue Fiesta Flower
Pholistoma auritum
Whispering Bells
Emmenanthe penduliflora
Common to abundant spring annual found on rocky bajadas and wash banks. Stems are long and slender and have backward pointing hair-hooks that are readily felt with fingers. Blue flowers with five lobed corollas. Detailed Description
Less common spring annual found on rocky bajadas and under partial shade. Pale yellow, bell-shaped flowers hang downwards on arcing inflorescence. Detailed Description
Purple Mat
Nama demissum
Yerba Santa
Eriodictyon angustifolium
Spring annual - small individual plants or forming mats. Oversized rose-purple flowers. On desert flats, gentle slopes and along washes. Detailed Description
Woody shrub with sticky, shiny leaves and curling spikes of whitish flowers. Found in the Sonoran Desert in transition to chaparral. Detailed Description
Desert Bells
Phacelia campanularia
Blue, blue flowers with five lobes. Very showy. Range extended from California due to planting of seeds by gardeners. Detailed Description