Biology:Phacelia douglasii

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Phacelia douglasii
Phacelia douglasii var. petrophila.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Boraginales
Family: Boraginaceae
Genus: Phacelia
Species:
P. douglasii
Binomial name
Phacelia douglasii
(Benth.) Torr.

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

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q7179884 entry