Rare Plant Field Guide

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Photo Copyright © 1999 by B. Jennings Hydrophyllaceae (Waterleaf Family) Synonym: Phacelia scopulina var. submutica Look Alikes: Not likely to be confused with other taxa. P. submutica’s small rosette of reddish leaves, minute cream flowers, and specific habitat are distinctive. Flowering/Fruiting Period: Late April-June/May-June. Late in the summer, P. submutica shrivels up and may be washed or blown away. No evidence of this annual plant remains from one year to the next. Habitat: Sparsely vegetated, steep slopes; in chocolate-brown or gray clay; on Atwell Gulch and Shire Members of the Wasatch Formation. Soils often have large cracks because of the high shrink-swell potential of the clays. Elev. 4700-6200 ft. Photo Copyright © 1999 by S. Spackman Distribution: Colorado endemic (Garfield and Mesa Cos.). References: Burt and Spackman 1995; Halse 1981; O’Kane 1987a; Scheck 1994. Please send comments to: Colorado Natural Heritage Program 254 General Services Building, Colorado State University · Fort Collins, CO 80523 · (970) 491-2992