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Bransford, W.D. and Dolphia
Phacelia distans Benth.
Distant phacelia, Wild Heliotrope
Hydrophyllaceae (Waterleaf Family)
USDA Symbol: PHDI
USDA Native Status: Native to U.S.
A finely hairy, branched plant, glandular in upper parts, with fern-like leaves and coils of broadly bell-shaped, blue to bluish-purple flowers.
This plant matures rapidly as the soil dries in the late spring. Despite one of its common names, it is not related to garden heliotropes.
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Bloom Information
Bloom Time: Mar , Apr , May , JunDistribution
USA: AZ , CA , MA , NV , WINative Distribution: Northern California south to Baja California and east to southern Nevada and eastern Arizona.
Native Habitat: Fields, brushy slopes, and washes.
USDA Native Status: L48(N)
Value to Beneficial Insects
Special Value to Native BeesThis information was provided by the Pollinator Program at The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation.
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Find seed sources for this species at the Native Seed Network.
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According to the species list provided by Affiliate Organizations, this plant is either on display or available from the following:Native Seed Network - Corvallis, OR
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USDA: Find Phacelia distans in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Phacelia distans in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Phacelia distans
Metadata
Record Modified: 2007-01-01Research By: TWC Staff
