Desert Canterbury Bells

The bright blue flower of the Desert Canterbury Bells (Phacelia campanularia) at Joshua Tree National Park, California, United States. Conservation Status: vulnerable (G3?) (NatureServe). Vulnerable. Endemic to southern California in the Mojave and Sonoran deserts at elevations less than 1600 m. (Baldwin et al. 2002).

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Ferdy Christant

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Do you know why its vulnerable? Posted 6 years ago
1. Greg Shchepanek
  
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  Don't know why...but it only grows naturally in California. Posted 6 years ago
2. 1. Flown Kimmerling
    
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    It is globally vulnerable (probably not locally). I'm guessing this status has something to do with its restricted range/habitat. Posted 6 years ago

The Desert Canterbury bells

"Phacelia campanularia" is a species of flowering plant in the borage family. Its true native range is within the borders of California, in the Mojave and Sonoran Deserts, but it is commonly cultivated as an ornamental plant and it can be found growing elsewhere as an introduced species.

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Similar species: Boraginales

Species identified by Greg Shchepanek