Borage Family

Desert dwarf phacelia growing on the road to Onion Valley.

Desert dwarf phacelia growing on the road to Onion Valley.

Tentative ID of this uncommon species was provided by garden staff on site but needs confirmation. This poor photo is posted only to invite comment

on fine silty volcanic soil of a gently sloping plain with good diversity of cacti and shrub cover but a paucity of forbs or grasses resulting from a long history of overgrazing

on fine silty volcanic soil of a gently sloping plain with good diversity of cacti and shrub cover but a paucity of forbs or grasses resulting from a long history of overgrazing