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Sky-blue Phacelia
Plants

Notched Scorpion-weed

Phacelia coerulea

Authorship: Greene

Sources

[McGoldrick 55]

Taxonomic Classification

KingdomPlantae
PhylumMAGNOLIOPHYTA (Flowering Plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (Dicots)
FamilyHYDROPHYLLACEAE (Waterleaf Family)
GenusPhacelia
Speciescoerulea

Recent Observations

Sourced from iNaturalist

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peterschwartzOct 23, 2026Riverside County, CA, USA
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stanshebsApr 6, 2008Clark County, NV, USA
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stanshebsMar 31, 2008Clark County, NV, USA
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stanshebsMar 31, 2008Clark County, NV, USA
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owensy1Mar 22, 2026N Tin Star Pl, Tucson, AZ, US
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melfontApr 26, 2026Deming, NM, US
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zephyrmontegoApr 30, 2026Turkey Creek Rd, Gila, NM, US
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neontetraploidMay 17, 2026Pima County, AZ, USA
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Sky-blue Phacelia
neontetraploidMay 17, 2026Pima County, AZ, USA
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Sky-blue Phacelia
neontetraploidMay 17, 2026Pima County, AZ, USA

Conservation assessments from the following sources:

  • NatureServe Explorer
  • IUCN Red List
  • Texas Parks & Wildlife — Species of Greatest Conservation Need (SGCN)
Conservation status by source
IUCN Red ListNot assessed
NatureServe Global (opens in new tab)
G5Secure
NatureServe (Texas) (opens in new tab)
SNRNot Ranked
Texas SGCNNot assessed