Hydrophyllaceae

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  • Hydrophyllum capitatum / ballhead waterleaf

    • leaves to 10" tall, deeply lobed (7-11 lobes)
    • globe of purple-blue-white flowers below the leaves or at ground level
    • flowers are fuzzy while still in bud
    • rocky, shady, seasonally moist sites

  • Phacelia heterophylla / varied leaf scorpionweed

    • spirally arranged, teeny white flowers with very long stamens
    • flowers turn brown soon after opening
    • all parts of the plant are hairy
    • not all that common, but widespread

  • Phacelia sericea / silky phacelia

    • deep purple flowers with really long stamens and orange anthers
    • many flowers arranged in a tight coil up to 2 feet long
    • silky, divided (fern-like) leaves
    • exposed, higher altitude, rocky places; often with sagebrush

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