Biology:Phacelia orogenes
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Short description: Species of plant
| Phacelia orogenes | |
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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. orogenes
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| Binomial name | |
| Phacelia orogenes Brand
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Phacelia orogenes is an uncommon species of phacelia known by the common name mountain phacelia. It is endemic to California , where it is known only from the southern High Sierra, particularly around Mineral King in Sequoia National Forest.
It grows in coniferous forest and meadows.
- Description
Phacelia orogenes is a small annual growing up to 10 centimeters tall with a hairy, glandular stem. The linear or lance-shaped leaves are up to 3 centimeters long.
The inflorescence is a cyme of bell-shaped flowers each about half a centimeter long. They are purple with whitish tubular throats.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q7179915 entry
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