Biology:Phacelia stebbinsii
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Scientific classification 
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| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Tracheophytes |
| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Angiosperms |
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| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Boraginales |
| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Boraginaceae |
| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Phacelia |
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| Phacelia stebbinsii Constance & Heckard
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Phacelia stebbinsii is an uncommon species of phacelia known by the common name Stebbins' phacelia.
Distribution
The plant is endemic to California , where it is known only from a northern section of the Sierra Nevada in El Dorado County. It grows at elevations from 900–2,100 metres (3,000–6,900 ft), in forests, meadows, and on rocky slopes.[1][2]
Description
Phacelia stebbinsii is an annual herb producing a mostly unbranched stem 10 to 40 centimeters tall. It is lightly hairy and sometimes glandular. The leaves are oval or lance-shaped and some have lobed edges.
The hairy inflorescence is a one-sided curving or coiling cyme of bell-shaped flowers. Each flower is around half a centimeter long and white to light blue in color with protruding stamens.
References
Further reading
- Constance, L. & L. R. Heckard. (1970). Two new species of Phacelia (Hydrophyllaceae) from California. Brittonia 22:1 25–30.
External links
- Calflora database: Phacelia stebbinsii (Stebbins' phacelia)
- Jepson Manual eFlora treatment
- Phacelia stebbinsii — U.C. Photos gallery
Wikidata ☰ Q7179936 entry
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