Phacelia mohavensis
Mojave phacelia
2
Bishop specimens
0
Type specimens
1969
First collected
1971
Last collected
2026
Last seen alive
Two centuries of collecting
The oldest Bishop specimen was collected in 1969 by Thorne, R.F. (Los Angeles Country; San Gabriel Mts., Angeles Nat'l Forest: sandy bottom of shallow arroyo in open Coulter pine forest at Upper Chilao Campground). The Museum last collected it in 1971; iNaturalist observers have seen it in the wild as recently as August 12, 2026.
Alive today
57 research-grade iNaturalist sightings in the wild since 2000. Most recent first.
2026-08-12
Palmdale, CA, US
(c) Diego Balbuena, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-05
Hesperia, CA 92345, USA
(c) Marco Iboshi, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-07-05
Hesperia, CA 92345, USA
(c) Marco Iboshi, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-06-20
Los Angeles County, CA, USA
(c) Trevor Van Loon, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-06-20
Los Angeles County, CA, USA
(c) Braxton L., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-16
Los Angeles County, CA, USA
(c) Corey Brooke, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
2026-06-09
Los Angeles County, US-CA, US
(c) Elizabeth Lockhart, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-08
8XVQ+GV, Pearblossom, CA 93553, USA
(c) Craig, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)