"phacelia covillei" has slender weak stems which are 15 through 30 centimeters (6–12 inches) long, pubescent, and branched from their bases. its leaves have 3 through 7 deeply divided lobes. it produces small, light blue-violet flowers in early spring. the flowers are on pedicels 13–17 millimeters (0.52–0.68 inches) long, in racemes of 1–6 flowers. corolla tubes are about 6 millimeters long. fruits are spherical capsules, 3–4 millimeters (0.12–0.16 inches) in diameter, each with 1–4 seeds.