Phacelia davidsonii
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| Species: | P. davidsonii
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Phacelia davidsonii is a species of phacelia known by the common name Davidson's phacelia. It is native to California and Nevada, where it grows in mountains and foothills in chaparral and forest habitats. [1] In California it is found in the Southern Sierra Nevada, Transverse Ranges, and Peninsular Ranges. [2]
Description
Phacelia davidsonii is plant is often very similar in appearance to Phacelia curvipes and was once considered a variety of that species. It is an annual herb producing a branching or unbranched stem growing decumbent or erect to a maximum length near 20 centimeters. The leaves are oval or lance-shaped and up to 7 centimeters long, the lower ones divided into leaflets and the upper ones smaller and lobed.
The hairy inflorescence is a showy curving cluster of bell-shaped flowers each up to 1.5 centimeter long. The flowers are white-throated with deep purple lobes.
References
External links
- Jepson Manual Treatment - Phacelia davidsonii
- USDA Plants Profile; Phacelia davidsonii
- Phacelia davidsonii - Photo gallery
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