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Phacelia alba

Rydb.

White Scorpionweed

G4Apparently Secure (G4G5) Found in 3 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.136332
Element CodePDHYD0C030
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderSolanales
FamilyHydrophyllaceae
GenusPhacelia
Synonyms
Phacelia neomexicana var. alba(Rydb.) Brand
Other Common Names
White Phacelia (EN) white phacelia (EN)
Concept Reference
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Conservation Status
Review Date1993-06-28
Change Date1993-06-28
Edition Date1993-06-28
Edition AuthorsStoner, N.
Rank Reasons
Common habitats in UT, AZ, NM, and WY.
Range Extent Comments
Southeast Wyoming south to New Mexico and Chihuahua, Mexico, west to eastern Arizona and eastern Utah.
Occurrences Comments
17 sites in UT.
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Sagebrush, pinyon-juniper, mountain brush, ponderosa pine, aspen, and spruce-fir communities at 1370-2930 m.
Other Nations (1)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
ColoradoS4Yes
ArizonaSNRYes
New MexicoSNRYes
UtahSNRYes
WyomingS1Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (3)
New Mexico (1)
AreaForestAcres
T BarGila National Forest6,823
Utah (1)
AreaForestAcres
Thousand Lake MountainFishlake National Forest27,267
Wyoming (1)
AreaForestAcres
Platte River AdditionMedicine Bow-Routt National Forest7,962
References (3)
  1. Albee, B.J., L.M. Shultz, and S. Goodrich. 1988. Atlas of the vascular plants of Utah. Utah Museum Natural History Occasional Publication 7, Salt Lake City, Utah. 670 pp.
  2. Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
  3. Welsh, S.L., N.D. Atwood, L.C. Higgins, and S. Goodrich, eds. 1987. A Utah Flora. Great Basin Naturalist Memoir 9: 1- 894. Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah. 894 pp.