XPhacelia hastata var. hastata - Silver-leaved ScorpionweedX
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Silver-leaved Scorpionweed -or- Whiteleaf Phacelia (Phacelia hastata var. hastata), family Hydrophyllaceae (Waterleaf)
A more compact version of the primary species. This perennial herb keeps company with 158 other members of this genus. This species belongs to a complex group of closely related plants of dry, rocky mountain habitat, all with whitish flowers. They are distinguished from other Phacelias by their leaf veins.
USES: Just one record from Native American Ethnobotany: - Thompson Drug (Gynecological Aid) Decoction of plant taken for difficult menstruation.
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Plant location: Yellowstone National Park, sighted on September 1, 2009. The elevation was 8500'. GPS corrdinates: N45?01.784 W109?25.116 This species is found in the following United States: CA, CO, ID, MT, ND, NE, NV, OR, SD, UT, WA, WY.Plant -
Bloom period: May through July.Foliage -
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