Cleftleaf Wildheliotrope

Phacelia crenulata Torr. ex S. Watson - Waterleaf family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 30 inches

Plant Type: Forb/herb

Features

Flower Color: White, Blue, Purple

Bloom Time: Winter, Early Spring, Mid Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Native Bees; Honey Bees; Larval Host (Moth)

Larval Species depending on Cleftleaf Wildheliotrope: Baptarma felicita, Ethmia semilugens

Native Range

  • USA:  Arizona, California, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah
  • MEX:  Mexico Northwest
Regional Native Status: L48 (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.