Phacelia douglasii
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Phacelia douglasii is a species of phacelia known by the common name Douglas' phacelia. It is endemic to California, where it grows in the coastal and inland mountains and foothills, the Central Valley, and the western Mojave Desert. [1]
Description
Phacelia douglasii is an annual herb growing mostly erect to a maximum height around 40 centimeters. Most of the leaves are located low on the branching stem and are deeply lobed or divided into leaflets.
The hairy inflorescence is a one-sided curving or coiling cyme of several bell-shaped flowers. The flower may be over a centimeter long and is pale purple or bluish in color.
References
- ^ Calflora database: Phacelia douglasii . accessed 2.12.2013
External links
- Jepson Manual Treatment — Phacelia douglasii (Douglas' phacelia)
- USDA Plants Profile; Phacelia douglasii
- Phacelia douglasii — Photo gallery
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Categories:
- Phacelia
- Endemic flora of California
- Flora of the California desert regions
- Flora of the Sierra Nevada (U.S.)
- Natural history of the California chaparral and woodlands
- Natural history of the California Coast Ranges
- Natural history of the Central Valley (California)
- Natural history of the Mojave Desert
- Natural history of the San Francisco Bay Area
- Natural history of the Santa Monica Mountains
- Natural history of the Transverse Ranges
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