RHH's photos with the keyword: campanularia

Because we were traveling in January we saw very few wildflowers anywhere. These were among the few we saw in Joshua Tree National Park, and this was the only plant of the species we found in bloom. It is Phacelia campanularia, The plant itself has a foul smell and we learned later can cause a skin rash.

These are the flowers of Desert Bluebell, not a Bluebell at all but a Phacelia. They were photographed along the trail to the Wall Street Mill, and old gold mining mill in Joshua Tree National Park.

This was photographed in southern California and thanks to Labrador Ears (Clare Beelman) for the ID. If you have time please visit her wonderful photostream: www.flickr.com/photos/labradorears/

This was identified by LabradorEars (Clare Beelman) but I had posted only a part of flower. Perhaps this helps give a better picture, if you see this, Clare. It was photographed in southern California near Mentone. Clare's photostream is wonderful: www.flickr.com/photos/labradorears/ .