Phacelia ramosissima

A spring-flowering plant found throughout much of the western United States, from the Sonoran Desert north and westwards. Similar in many ways to Phacelia distans, but with smaller, darker lavender-blue flowers and smaller/fewer cauline leaves.

Inflorescence on the 50 Year Trail at Catalina State Park, 22 Feb 2009.

Plant habit on the 50 Year Trail, 22 Feb 2009.

A young plant, showing leaves, on the 50 Year Trail, 22 Feb 2009.