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Flower:Scorpionweed
Family:Waterleaf
Genus / Species:Phacelia crenulata
Notes:The buds form a tight curve with the stem suggesting the shape of a scorpion's tail. Some times refered to as Scallop Phacelia or Notch-leaf Phacelia.
Photo:

Buckskin Mountain State Park, Arizona - - - February 21, 2010

Guide:Pacific States Wildflowers by Niehaus & Ripper / Sonoran Desert Wildflowers by Spellenberg / A Fiedl Guide to the Plants of Arizona by Epple & Epple / Colorado Desert Wildflowers by Stewart