Phacelia davidsonii
| Phacelia davidsonii | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Boraginales |
| Family: | Boraginaceae |
| Genus: | Phacelia |
| Species: | P. davidsonii |
| Binomial name | |
| Phacelia davidsonii | |
Phacelia davidsonii is a species of phacelia known by the common name Davidson's phacelia. It is native to California and Nevada, where it grows in mountains and foothills in chaparral and forest habitats.[1] In California it is found in the Southern Sierra Nevada, Transverse Ranges, and Peninsular Ranges.[2]
Description
Phacelia davidsonii is plant is often very similar in appearance to Phacelia curvipes and was once considered a variety of that species. It is an annual herb producing a branching or unbranched stem growing decumbent or erect to a maximum length near 20 centimeters. The leaves are oval or lance-shaped and up to 7 centimeters long, the lower ones divided into leaflets and the upper ones smaller and lobed.
The hairy inflorescence is a showy curving cluster of bell-shaped flowers each up to 1.5 centimeter long. The flowers are white-throated with deep purple lobes.
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