Biology:Phacelia douglasii
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Boraginales |
| Family: | Boraginaceae |
| Genus: | Phacelia |
| Species: | P. douglasii
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| Binomial name | |
| Phacelia douglasii (Benth.) Torr.
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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
- Phacelia douglasii. Jepson eFlora.
- CalPhotos.
Wikidata ☰ Q7179884 entry
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