End hiding here. Phacelia scopulina var. P. submutica s small rosette of reddish leaves, minute cream flowers, and specific habitat are distinctive. Late in the summer, P. submutica shrivels up and may be washed or blown away. No evidence of this annual plant remains from one year to the next.
Soils often have large cracks because of the high shrink-swell potential of the clays.
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